bernalite

English

Etymology

Named after British crystallographer John Desmond Bernal + -ite

Noun

bernalite

  1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, iron, lead, oxygen, silicon, and zinc.

Further reading

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

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