Etymology

wheatleyite

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Today it means: A triclinic-pinacoidal blue mineral containing carbon, copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and sodium. Full definition →

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The story

From Wheatley + -ite, after the Wheatley mine, near Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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