alamosite
English
editEtymology
editFrom Álamos + -ite, after the locality in Mexico where it was first found, which is in turn from Spanish álamo (“poplar”).
Noun
editalamosite (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) A lead-silicon mineral found in Mexico.
Further reading
edit- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Alamosite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “alamosite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.