A rare mineral composed of hydrated copper and iron sulfate, found in oxidized ore deposits.
Named after a locality or person associated with minerals (likely 'Beek'), with the suffix '-ite' used for mineral names. This follows the convention of naming minerals after their discovery location.
Beekite is so obscure that most mineralogists have never heard of it—it exists in tiny quantities in a few mines worldwide, making it essentially a geologist's Easter egg that shows up in exhaustive mineral databases!
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