riotintoite

English

Etymology

Named after the type locality: Rio Tinto Mine, Antofagasta Region, Atacama desert, Chile

Rio Tinto + -ite

Noun

riotintoite

1. (mineralogy) A colourless triclinic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen and sulphur.

References

• “riotintoite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.