descloizite

American

[dey-kloi-zahyt, dih-] / deɪˈklɔɪ zaɪt, dɪ- /

noun

a mineral, lead zinc vanadate.

Etymology

Origin of descloizite

1850–55; < French, named after A.L.O. Des Cloizeaux (1817–97), French mineralogist; see -ite ¹

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descloizite

Vanadinite, a lead-vanadate, and descloizite, a vanadate of copper or lead, are found in the oxide zones of a number of lead and copper deposits in the southwestern United States and Mexico.

From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)

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