barquillite

English

Etymology

Named for type locality Barquilla village in Salamanca, Spain +‎ -ite.

Noun

barquillite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) A tetragonal-scalenohedral gray mineral containing cadmium, copper, germanium, and sulfur.

Further reading

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