A variety of melanterite containing some manganese.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Chemical News. From French luckite from luck- (in Lucky Boy, the name of the silver mine in Utah where the mineral was first found) + -ite.
Definition of luckite in US English:
luckite
nounˈlʌkʌɪt
Mineralogy
A variety of melanterite containing some manganese.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Chemical News. From French luckite from luck- (in Lucky Boy, the name of the silver mine in Utah where the mineral was first found) + -ite.