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Named for a mine near the type locality Red Gill Mine (in Cumbria, England) + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A monoclinic-prismatic grass green mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur. Full definition →
Named for a mine near the type locality Red Gill Mine (in Cumbria, England) + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.