derbylite

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English

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Etymology

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Named after American geologist and director of the Brazilian Geological Survey Orville Adalbert Derby (1851–1915), who worked in the type locality in Brazil, +‎ -lite.

Noun

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derbylite

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing antimony, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and titanium.

Further reading

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