delafossite
English
Etymology
From Delafosse + -ite, after French mineralogist Gabriel Delafosse.
Noun
delafossite (plural delafossites)
- (mineralogy) A mixed oxide mineral of copper and iron.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Delafossite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “delafossite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.