Meanings
plural challacolloites
- 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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