maxwellite

English

Etymology

Named after American geologist Charles Henry Maxwell (1923–) (who studied the mineral's type locality) +‎ -ite.

Noun

maxwellite

1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic dark red mineral containing arsenic, fluorine, iron, oxygen, and sodium.

Further reading

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