balkanite · noun1
From Balkan + -ite, after the medieval and popular name of the Stara planina (Balkan) mountains in Europe where it is found.
Balkanite · noun2
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: An orthorhombic-disphenoidal white gray mineral containing copper, mercury, silver, and sulfur. Full definition →
From Balkan + -ite, after the medieval and popular name of the Stara planina (Balkan) mountains in Europe where it is found.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.