brochantite

English

Etymology

From the name of A. J. M. Brochant de Villiers, +‎ -ite.

Noun

brochantite (countable and uncountable, plural brochantites)

1. (mineralogy) A basic copper sulfate mineral

Synonyms

• kamarezite

Further reading

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