laurelite

English

Etymology

Named for type locality Laurel Canyon (in Graham County, Arizona) +‎ -ite.

Noun

laurelite

1. (mineralogy) A hexagonal-trigonal dipyramidal colorless mineral containing chlorine, fluorine, and lead.

Further reading

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