kermesite
See also: kermésite
English
editEtymology
editNamed after the dye kermes, and named thus, owing to the grainy reddish hue that the mineral often has. The name dates from 1832.
Noun
editkermesite (usually uncountable, plural kermesites)
- (mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing antimony, oxygen, and sulfur.
References
edit- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Kermesite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.