English

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Etymology

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Wheatley +‎ -ite, after the Wheatley mine, near Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA

Noun

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wheatleyite

  1. (mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal blue mineral containing carbon, copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and sodium.

References

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