bandylite

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English

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Etymology

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Named after American mining engineer Dr. Mark Chance Bandy, who found the mineral, +‎ -lite

Noun

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bandylite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal dark blue mineral containing boron, chlorine, copper, hydrogen, and oxygen.

Further reading

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  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Bandylite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • bandylite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.