campylite

English

Alternative forms

• kampylite

Etymology

Ancient Greek καμπούρα (kampoúra, “bent”), on account of the barrel-shaped bend of its crystals.

Noun

campylite (countable and uncountable, plural campylites)

1. (mineralogy) A variety of mimetite.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• climatype