beaverite

English

Etymology

Beaver +‎ -ite, after Beaver County, Utah.

Noun

beaverite

1. (mineralogy) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal yellow mineral containing aluminum, copper, hydrogen, iron, lead, oxygen, and sulfur.

References

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Beaverite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.