A mineral composed of copper arsenate hydroxide; a rare secondary mineral found in oxidized copper ore deposits.
Named after John T. Drew, an American mineralogist, with the scientific suffix '-ite,' which is commonly used for mineral names. Discovered in copper-rich geological formations in the southwestern United States.
Mineralogists name minerals after people, places, and things—drewite is named after a scientist just like how 'mineral' names can be like tiny monuments to the people who discover them, immortalizing their contributions.
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