alamosite

English

Etymology

From Álamos +‎ -ite, after the locality in Mexico where it was first found, which is in turn from Spanish álamo (“poplar”).

Noun

alamosite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) A lead-silicon mineral found in Mexico.

Further reading

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