simonellite

English

Etymology

Named after Italian geologist Vittorio Simonelli (1860–1929), who discovered the mineral, +‎ -ite.

Noun

simonellite

1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal white mineral containing carbon and hydrogen.

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Simonellite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “simonellite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.