Andychristyite

Andychristyite (IMA symbol: Acs[1]) is a lead copper tellurate mineral with the chemical formula PbCu2+Te6+O5H2O. Its type locality is the Soda Mountains in California. It was named after Welsh–Australian mineralogist Andrew G. Christy.[2]

Electron microscope image of an andychristyite crystal

References
  1. Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA-CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85: 291–320.
  2. Andychristyite Archived 2019-03-26 at the Wayback Machine on mindat.org
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