Bartonite

//ˈbɑː(ɹ)tənaɪt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal black brown mineral containing iron, potassium, and sulfur.

Etymology

From Barton + -ite, after Paul B. Barton, Jr., sulfide petrologist with the U.S. Geological Society.

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