iquiqueite

English

Etymology

From Iquique (“a place name”) +‎ -ite, after the city of Iquique, Chile.

Noun

iquiqueite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal yellow mineral containing boron, chromium, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, and sodium.
   • 1996, Mineralogical Magazine, volume 60, page 527:

     Carlos ruizite. […] As platy crystals, up to 200 μm, in iquiqueite found within yellow nitrate ore samples of mainly nitratine, halite and darapskite from the Zapiga district, Tarapacá Province, Chile.

References

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Iquiqueite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.