cylindrite

English

Etymology

cylinder +‎ -ite

Noun

cylindrite (countable and uncountable, plural cylindrites)

  1. (mineralogy) A sulfosalt mineral, containing tin, lead, antimony and iron, whose triclinic pinacoidal crystals often occur as tubes or cylinders.

Further reading
  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Cylindrite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “cylindrite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

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