descloizite
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See also: Descloizite
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Alfred Des Cloizeaux (1817-1897), French mineralogist, + -ite.
Noun
[edit]descloizite (plural descloizites)
- (mineralogy) A rare orthorhombic mineral consisting of basic lead and zinc vanadate, isomorphous with olivenite.
Further reading
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Descloizite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “descloizite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.