romanorlovite

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Named in honour of Roman Yu. Orlov (1929-2005), Russian mineralogist and physicist, Department of Mineralogy, Moscow State University.

Roman Orlov + -ite

Noun[edit]

romanorlovite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A tetragonal yellow to dark brown coloured copper and potassium hydroxychloride.

References[edit]

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Romanorlovite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
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