alamosite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A lead-silicon mineral found in Mexico.

Word forms

alamosite

Etymology

From Álamos + -ite, after the locality in Mexico where it was first found, which is in turn from Spanish álamo (“poplar”).

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