delafossite

English

Etymology

From Delafosse +‎ -ite, after French mineralogist Gabriel Delafosse.

Noun

delafossite (countable and uncountable, plural delafossites)

1. (mineralogy) A mixed oxide mineral of copper and iron.

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Delafossite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “delafossite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.