Etymology

hedleyite

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Today it means: A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing bismuth and tellurium. Full definition →

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The story

From Hedley + -ite after an unincorporated community in British Columbia, Canada.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.