ˈcampylite Min.
[f. Gr. καµπύλ-ος bent + -ite.]
An arsenio-phosphate of lead, a variety of Mimetite.
| 1868 Dana Min. 537 Campylite, from Drygill in Cumberland, is in barrel-shaped crystals (whence the name, from καµπύλος, curved). |
ˈcampylite Min.
[f. Gr. καµπύλ-ος bent + -ite.]
An arsenio-phosphate of lead, a variety of Mimetite.
| 1868 Dana Min. 537 Campylite, from Drygill in Cumberland, is in barrel-shaped crystals (whence the name, from καµπύλος, curved). |
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