romanorlovite

English

Etymology

Named in honour of Roman Yu. Orlov (1929-2005), Russian mineralogist and physicist, Department of Mineralogy, Moscow State University.

Roman Orlov + -ite

Noun

romanorlovite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) A tetragonal yellow to dark brown coloured copper and potassium hydroxychloride.

References

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