giuseppettite

English

Etymology

From Italian Giuseppetti, a surname derived from Giuseppetto, diminutive of the male given name Giuseppe (“Joseph”) +‎ -ite; named after Italian mineralogist Giuseppe Giuseppetti.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒuˈsɛpətaɪt/

Noun

giuseppettite (usually uncountable, plural giuseppettites)

(mineralogy) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal light violet blue mineral containing aluminum, calcium, chlorine, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and sulfur.

References

David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Giuseppettite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database, retrieved 14 April 2017.