zanthochroite
English
editEtymology
editProbably from a spelling pronunciation of xantho- (“yellow”) + Ancient Greek χρώς (khrṓs) + -ite.
Noun
editzanthochroite (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) An amorphous cadmium sulfide, of which greenockite is the crystalline form.
References
edit- United States Bureau of Mines, Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms (1996).