nealite

English

Etymology

Named after American mineralogist Leo Neal Yedlin (1908–1977), + -ite.

Noun

nealite

  1. (mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing arsenic, chlorine, iron, lead, and oxygen.

Further reading

  • Nealite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • nealite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.

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