crookesite

English

Etymology

From Crookes +‎ -ite, named after British chemist and physicist Sir William Crookes.

Noun

crookesite

  1. (mineralogy) A tetragonal-disphenoidal mineral containing copper, selenium, silver, and thallium.

References

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