jamesonite

English

Etymology

Robert Jameson (1774-1854), Scottish mineralogist +‎ -ite.

Noun

jamesonite (plural jamesonites)

(mineralogy) A dark grey monoclinic sulfosalt mineral with chemical formula Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄.

Translations

mineral

Finnish: jamesoniitti

Further reading

David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Jamesonite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
“jamesonite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

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