linarite

English

Etymology

From Linares +‎ -ite, named after Linares, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain, the place it was discovered.

Noun

linarite

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and sulfur.

References

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Linarite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.

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