bandylite

English

Etymology

Named after American mining engineer Dr. Mark Chance Bandy, who found the mineral, +‎ -lite

Noun

bandylite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal dark blue mineral containing boron, chlorine, copper, hydrogen, and oxygen.

Further reading

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