Etymology

kudriavite

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Today it means: A monoclinic-prismatic dark reddish gray mineral containing bismuth, cadmium, indium, iron, lead, manganese, selenium, and sulfur. Full definition →

Russian Кудрявый
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  1. Russian · derived fromКудрявый
  2. English todaykudriavite

From Kudriavy (Russian Кудрявый (Kudrjavyj), the Russian volcano where it was discovered) + -ite.

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