emilite

English

Etymology

Named after sulfosalt specialist at University of Copenhagen Emil Makovicky, +‎ -ite.

Noun

emilite

1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal tin white mineral containing bismuth, copper, lead, and sulfur.

Further reading

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