pirquitasite

English

Etymology

Pirquitas (a mine in South America) + -ite.

Noun

pirquitasite

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-scalenohedral gray mineral containing silver, sulfur, tin, and zinc.

References

David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Pirquitasite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.

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