botallackite

English

Etymology

Botallack mine, Cornwall, and -ite.

Noun

botallackite (plural botallackites)

  1. A green monoclinic copper mineral, polymorphous with atacamite, paratacamite, and clinoatacamite.

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Botallackite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “botallackite”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026.
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