wheatleyite

English

Etymology

Wheatley +‎ -ite, after the Wheatley mine, near Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA

Noun

wheatleyite

  1. (mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal blue mineral containing carbon, copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and sodium.

References
  • “Wheatleyite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
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