campylite

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Etymology

Ancient Greek καμπούρα (kampoúra, “bent”), on account of the barrel-shaped bend of its crystals.

Noun

campylite (countable and uncountable, plural campylites)

  1. (mineralogy) A variety of mimetite.

Further reading
  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Campylite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “campylite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

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