melanothallite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μελανός (melanós, “black”) and θαλλός (thallós, “young/green twig”), because when the mineral is exposed, it turns from black to green.

Noun

melanothallite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, copper, and oxygen.

Further reading

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