caledonite

English

Etymology

From Caledonia +‎ -ite.

Noun

caledonite (plural caledonites)

  1. (mineralogy) A basic carbonate / sulfate mineral of copper and lead

Further reading

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

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