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buttgenbachite

noun
butt·​gen·​bach·​ite | \ ˈbÉ™tgÉ™nËŒbaËŒkÄ«t, ˈbu̇t-\
plural -s

Definition of buttgenbachite

: a mineral composed of a hydrous copper nitrate with chlorine occurring in mattes of light-blue acicular crystals

History and Etymology for buttgenbachite

French, from Henri J. F. Buttgenbach, born 1874 Belgian mineralogist + French -ite

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