alamosite
English
Etymology
From Álamos + -ite, after the locality in Mexico where it was first found, which is in turn from Spanish álamo (“poplar”).
Noun
alamosite (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) A lead-silicon mineral found in Mexico.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Alamosite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “alamosite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.