spangolite

English

Etymology

Named after Norman Spang of Pittsburg, +‎ -ite.

Noun

spangolite (countable and uncountable, plural spangolites)

1. (mineralogy) A dark green, basic aluminosilicate mineral of copper with the chemical formula Cu₆Al(SO₄)(OH)₁₂Cl · 3H₂O.

Further reading

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

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