cosalite

English

Etymology

Named for type locality Cosala Mine in Sinaloa, Mexico, +‎ -ite.

Noun

cosalite (countable and uncountable, plural cosalites)

  1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing bismuth, lead, and sulfur.

References

  • “Cosalite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • cosalite mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016

Anagrams

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.