pumpellyite

See also: Pumpellyite

English

Etymology

From Pumpelly +‎ -ite, from the American geologist Raphael Pumpelly.

Noun

pumpellyite (countable and uncountable, plural pumpellyites)

  1. (geology) One of a group of sorosilicate minerals.
    Synonym: lotrite

Further reading

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