Wiktionary

crookesite

English edit

Etymology edit

Crookes +‎ -ite, named after British chemist and physicist Sir William Crookes.

Noun edit

crookesite

  1. (mineralogy) A tetragonal-disphenoidal mineral containing copper, selenium, silver, and thallium.

References edit

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Crookesite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
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