English

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Etymology

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Named after the Rapid Creek area, Yukon, Canada, the type locality

Rapid Creek + -ite

Noun

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rapidcreekite

  1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.

References

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