tyrolite

English

Etymology

Tyrol (“place name in Austria, where it was discovered”) +‎ -ite

Noun

tyrolite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A hydrated calcium copper arsenate carbonate mineral that forms glassy blue to green orthorhombic radial crystals and botryoidal masses.

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

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