greenockite

See also: Greenockite

English

Etymology

Lord Greenock, on whose land the mineral was discovered, +‎ -ite.

Noun

greenockite (countable and uncountable, plural greenockites)

1. (mineralogy) A rare cadmium mineral that consists of cadmium sulfide in crystalline form.

See also

• Greenock

Further reading

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