xocomecatlite

English

Etymology

From Nahuatl xocomecatl (“grapevine”) (alluding to its appearance as a set of green spherules), and -ite.

Noun

xocomecatlite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) A telluride mineral found in cracks in altered rhyolite.

Further reading

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