choloalite

English

Etymology

From Nahuatl choloa (“evasive”), because it was not found in the type locality mine for several years, +‎ -lite.

Noun

choloalite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) An isometric dark green mineral containing copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and tellurium.

References

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Choloalite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “choloalite”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026.
  • choloa in the “Nahuatl Dictionary”, in Wired Humanities Project‎[1], 2016, archived from the original on 3 December 2016
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