maxwellite
English
Etymology
Named after American geologist Charles Henry Maxwell (1923–) (who studied the mineral's type locality) + -ite.
Noun
maxwellite
- (mineralogy) A monoclinic dark red mineral containing arsenic, fluorine, iron, oxygen, and sodium.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Maxwellite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “maxwellite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.