chloroxiphite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “green”) + Ancient Greek ξίφος (xíphos, “sword”) +‎ -ite.

Noun

chloroxiphite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) An olive-green monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing chlorine, copper, hydrogen, lead, and oxygen.

References

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