balkanite

See also: Balkanite

English

Etymology

Balkan +‎ -ite, after the medieval and popular name of the Stara planina (Balkan) mountains in Europe where it is found.

Noun

balkanite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal white gray mineral containing copper, mercury, silver, and sulfur.

References

Vasil A. Atanassov, and Georgi N. Kirov (1973), "Balkanite, A New Mineral from the Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Bulgaria", American Mineralogist, vol. 58, 11-15.

Balkanite in the Mineralogy Database:

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