A mineral composed of hydrated copper sulfate.
Named after Emmen, a location in Switzerland, with the mineralogical suffix '-ite' (indicating a mineral). This follows the standard scientific practice of naming minerals after their discovery locations.
Miners and geologists have named thousands of minerals after places, and 'emmensite' proves that even obscure copper minerals get geographic names—giving Swiss geology a place in the mineral world.
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