murdochite

English

Murdochite

Etymology

Named for American mineralogist Joseph Murdoch +‎ -ite.

Noun

murdochite

1. (mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral black mineral containing bromine, chlorine, copper, lead, and oxygen.

Translations

Mineral

• German: Murdochit
• Spanish: murdoquita f

References

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