barstowite

English

Etymology

From Barstow +‎ -ite after Richard W. Barstow, Cornish mineral collector.

Noun

barstowite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A transparent to white monoclinic halide mineral.

Further reading

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