alloclasite
English
Etymology
allo- (“different”) + Ancient Greek κλάω (kláō, “break”) + -ite, due to its cleavage pattern distinct from that of marcasite.
Noun
alloclasite (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) A brittle monoclinic sulfosalt mineral of the arsenopyrite group.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Alloclasite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “alloclasite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.