challacolloite

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noun

A rare monoclinic halide mineral with the chemical formula KPb₂Cl₅ that occurs as white encrustations on lava.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

nounchallacolloite (countable and uncountable, plural challacolloites)

plural challacolloites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA rare monoclinic halide mineral with the chemical formula KPb₂Cl₅ that occurs as white encrustations on lava.

Origin

Challacollo Mine, Iquique, Chile, + -ite.

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APA

challacolloite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/challacolloite

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“challacolloite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/challacolloite. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “challacolloite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/challacolloite.

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