canfieldite

See also: Canfieldite

English

Etymology

From Canfield +‎ -ite, after American mining engineer Frederick Alexander Canfield (1849-1926).

Noun

canfieldite (usually uncountable, plural canfieldites)

  1. (mineralogy) A rare silver tin sulfide mineral.

Further reading

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