simonite

See also: Simonite

English

Etymology

Simonite (TlHgAs3S6), found in Allchar, Macedonia, Yugoslavia, named in 1982 for Simon Engel, son of Peter Engel (b. 1942), a Swiss crystallographer, + -ite

Noun

simonite

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic red mineral containing arsenic, mercury, sulphur, and thallium.

References

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

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