orcelite

English

Etymology

Named after French professor of mineralogy Jean Orcel (1896–1978), curator of Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, +‎ -ite.

Noun

orcelite

  1. (mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal pyramidal orange white mineral containing arsenic and nickel.

Further reading

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

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