jordanite

jordanite

English

Etymology

Jordan +‎ -ite, after Dr H. Jordan (1808-1887), its discoverer.

Noun

jordanite (plural jordanites)

1. (mineralogy) A grey monoclinic sulfosalt mineral with chemical formula Pb₁₄(As,Sb)₆S₂₃.

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Jordanite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “jordanite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.