alamosite

English

Etymology

From Álamos +‎ -ite, after the locality in Mexico where it was first found, which is in turn from Spanish álamo (“poplar”).

Noun

alamosite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A lead-silicon mineral found in Mexico.

Further reading

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