derbylite

English

Etymology

Named after American geologist and director of the Brazilian Geological Survey Orville Adalbert Derby (1851–1915), who worked in the type locality in Brazil, +‎ -lite.

Noun

derbylite

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing antimony, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and titanium.

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Derbylite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “derbylite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.
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