It was discovered in 1823 in Ľubietová, Slovakia and is named after the German name of that locality (Libethen).
As one of the most important centers of Protestant Reformation in the country, the town created the Protestant "League of Seven Mining Towns" together with Banská Belá, Banská Bystrica, Banská Štiavnica, Kremnica, Nová Baňa, and Pukanec.
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Euchroite was also described for the first time in Ľubietová.