caracolite

English edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

caracolite

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

Further reading edit

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

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