barstowite

English

Etymology

Barstow +‎ -ite after Richard W. Barstow, Cornish mineral collector.

Noun

barstowite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A transparent to white monoclinic halide mineral.

Further reading
  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Barstowite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “barstowite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
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