• (n.) A variety of mimetite or arseniate of lead in hexagonal prisms of a fine orange yellow.
Kam'py·lite noun [ Greek ... bent, curved, from ... to bend.] (Min.) A variety of mimetite or arseniate of lead in hexagonal prisms of a fine orange yellow. [ Written also campylite .]
Kampylite or campylite is a variety of mimetite or arsenate of lead in hexagonal prisms of a fine orange yellow.