philipsburgite

English

Etymology

From Philipsburg + -ite, after Philipsburg, Montana.

Noun

philipsburgite

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic emerald green mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and zinc.

References

  • Philipsburgite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.