tangeite

English

Etymology

Tange +‎ -ite after discovery locality in the Tange Gorge, Ferghana Valley, Alai Mountains, Kyrgyzstan.

Noun

tangeite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A calcium, copper vanadate mineral, CaCu(VO4)(OH)

Synonyms

Further reading
  • “Tangeite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • “tangeite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.
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