inyoite

English edit

Etymology edit

Inyo County, California, where it was discovered, and +‎ -ite

Noun edit

inyoite (plural inyoites)

(mineralogy) A colourless monoclinic mineral with the chemical formula Ca(H₄B₃O₇)(OH)·4H₂O.

Further reading edit

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

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