ashburtonite

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What does ashburtonite mean?

A tetragonal-dipyramidal blue mineral containing carbon, chlorine, copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and silicon.

Where does ashburtonite come from?

From Ashburton + -ite (from an occurrence in Ashburton Downs in Western Australia).

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