canfieldite

See also: Canfieldite

English

Etymology

Canfield +‎ -ite, after American mining engineer Frederick Alexander Canfield (1849-1926).

Noun

canfieldite (usually uncountable, plural canfieldites)

1. (mineralogy) A rare silver tin sulfide mineral.

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Canfieldite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “canfieldite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.