beaverite

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Beaver +‎ -ite, after Beaver County, Utah.

Noun[edit]

beaverite

  1. (mineralogy) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal yellow mineral containing aluminum, copper, hydrogen, iron, lead, oxygen, and sulfur.

References[edit]

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