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From Wheatley + -ite, after the Wheatley mine, near Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A triclinic-pinacoidal blue mineral containing carbon, copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and sodium. Full definition →
From Wheatley + -ite, after the Wheatley mine, near Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.