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laurelite

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English

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Etymology

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Named for type locality Laurel Canyon (in Graham County, Arizona) +‎ -ite.

Noun

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laurelite

  1. (mineralogy) A hexagonal-trigonal dipyramidal colorless mineral containing chlorine, fluorine, and lead.

Further reading

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