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Webster 1913 Edition

(lē̍-när′īt)

Noun.

[So called because formerly supposed to occur at

Linares

, in Spain.]

(Min.)

A hydrous sulphate of lead and copper occurring in bright blue monoclinic crystals.

linarite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and sulfur.

linarite Barthelmy, David (accessed 29 August 2016) Webmineral Mineralogy Database