pucherite

noun

pu·​cher·​ite

ˈpüḵəˌrīt

plural -s

: a mineral BiVO₄ consisting of a bismuth vanadate occurring in small reddish brown orthorhombic crystals

Word History

Etymology

German pucherit, from the Pucher mine, Schneeberg, Saxony + German -it -ite

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