balkanite
See also: Balkanite
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Balkan + -ite, after the medieval and popular name of the Stara planina (Balkan) mountains in Europe where it is found.
Noun
[edit]balkanite
- (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal white gray mineral containing copper, mercury, silver, and sulfur.
References
[edit]- Vasil A. Atanassov, and Georgi N. Kirov (1973), "Balkanite, A New Mineral from the Sedmochislenitsi Mine, Bulgaria", American Mineralogist, vol. 58, 11-15.
- “balkanite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.
- David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Balkanite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.