crookesite

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English

Etymology

Crookes +‎ -ite, named after British chemist and physicist Sir William Crookes.

Noun

crookesite

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-disphenoidal mineral containing copper, selenium, silver, and thallium.

References

David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Crookesite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.

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