Etymology

kidwellite

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Today it means: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing copper, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, phosphorus, and sodium. Full definition →

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The story

Named after American geologist Albert Laws Kidwell (1919–2008), + -ite.

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