ashburtonite

English

Etymology

From Ashburton +‎ -ite (from an occurrence in Ashburton Downs in Western Australia).

Noun

ashburtonite

  1. (mineralogy) A tetragonal-dipyramidal blue mineral containing carbon, chlorine, copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and silicon.

References

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