tamarugite

English

Etymology

Tamarugal +‎ -ite, after Tamarugal Province in Chile.

Noun

tamarugite

1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic colorless mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, sodium, and sulfur.

References

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