derbylite
English edit
Etymology edit
Named after American geologist and director of the Brazilian Geological Survey Orville Adalbert Derby (1851–1915), who worked in the type locality in Brazil, + -lite.
Noun edit
derbylite
- (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing antimony, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and titanium.
Further reading edit
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Derbylite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “derbylite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.