challacolloite
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Challacollo Mine, Iquique, Chile, + -ite.
Noun[edit]
challacolloite (countable and uncountable, plural challacolloites)
- (mineralogy) A rare monoclinic halide mineral with the chemical formula KPb2Cl5 that occurs as white encrustations on lava.
Further reading[edit]
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Challacolloite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “challacolloite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.