curetonite

English

Etymology

From Cureton +‎ -ite. Named for Forrest and Michael Cureton who found the mineral.[1]

Noun

curetonite (plural curetonites)

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, barium, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and titanium.

Descendants

  • Translingual: Cut

References

  1. ^ David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Curetonite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.

Further reading

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