buttgenbachite

noun

butt·​gen·​bach·​ite

ˈbətgənˌbaˌkīt,

ˈbu̇t-

plural -s

: a mineral composed of a hydrous copper nitrate with chlorine occurring in mattes of light-blue acicular crystals

Word History

Etymology

French, from Henri J. F. Buttgenbach, born 1874 Belgian mineralogist + French -ite

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