Etymology

claringbullite

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Today it means: A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, copper, hydrogen, and oxygen. Full definition →

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The story

Named after British Keeper of Mineralogy at the Natural History Museum Gordon Frank Claringbull + -ite

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.