balkanite

See also: Balkanite

English

Etymology

Balkan +‎ -ite, after the medieval and popular name of the Stara planina (Balkan) mountains in Europe where it is found.

Noun

balkanite

1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal white gray mineral containing copper, mercury, silver, and sulfur.

References

• Vasil A. Atanassov, and Georgi N. Kirov (1973), "Balkanite, A New Mineral from the Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Bulgaria", American Mineralogist, vol. 58, 11-15.
• “balkanite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Balkanite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.