pinalite

English

Etymology

Named for type locality Pinal County, Arizona +‎ -ite.

Noun

pinalite

  1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, lead, oxygen, and tungsten.

Further reading
  • “Pinalite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • “pinalite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.
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