roxbyite

English

Etymology

roxby + -ite, named after its type locality Roxby Downs Olympic Dam Mine

Noun

roxbyite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic bluish black mineral containing copper and sulfur.

References

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

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