bournonite

English

Etymology

From Bournon +‎ -ite after French crystallographer and mineralogist Jacques Louis de Bournon (1751–1825).

Noun

bournonite (countable and uncountable, plural bournonites)

  1. (mineralogy) A sulfosalt mineral, a sulfantimonite of lead and copper.

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Further reading

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