fornacite

== English == === Etymology === From Latin fornāx, fornāc- (“furnace”) -ite, named in 1915 after Lucien Lewis Forneau (whose surname resembles French fourneau (“stove”), which, like fornāx, is ultimately from Latin furnus (“oven”)). === Noun === fornacite (mineralogy) A rare monoclinic-prismatic lead copper chromate arsenate hydroxide mineral, which is generally green to yellow and translucent to transparent, and has a Mohs hardness of 2.3, a specific gravity of 6.27, and a Strunz classification of 7.FC.10. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== References ==== David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Fornacite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database. === Anagrams === factioner, fornicate, refaction