caracolite

English

Etymology

Named after a town near the type locality, Caracoles, Chile, +‎ -ite.

Noun

caracolite

1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral with the chemical formula Na₃Pb₂(SO₄)₃Cl.

Further reading

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