A rare yellow or greenish mineral containing calcium, aluminum, and sulfate that was first identified and named after Cromford, Derbyshire, England.
Named after Cromford in Derbyshire, England, where the mineral was first discovered, following the scientific tradition of naming minerals after their discovery location.
Cromford is famous as the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution—Richard Arkwright built his revolutionary cotton mill there in 1771—so it's fitting that even a rare mineral bears the town's name as a mark of its mineral-rich geology.
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