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eglestonite Min.|ˈɛg(ə)lztənaɪt|
[f. name of Thomas Egleston, an American mineralogist (1832–1900) + -ite1.]
A native oxychloride of mercury, occurring in brownish-yellow isometric crystals.
1903A. J. Moses in Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 4th Ser. XVI. 258 The eglestonite crystals are usually easily recognized. 1912Brit. Museum Return 196 Eglestonite and calomel from Palo Alto, California. 1933Amer. Mineralogist XVIII. 7 Descending acid solutions altered the cinnabar, producing the secondary quicksilver minerals, metacinnabar, calomel, and eglestonite. 1968Embrey & Phemester tr. Kostov's Mineralogy 204 Eglestonite is isostructural with garnet. |