English edit

Etymology edit

Named after American geologist Albert Laws Kidwell (1919–2008), +‎ -ite.

Noun edit

kidwellite (usually uncountable, plural kidwellites)

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing copper, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, phosphorus, and sodium.

Further reading edit

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