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- Russian · derived fromКудрявый
- English todaykudriavite
From Kudriavy (Russian Кудрявый (Kudrjavyj), the Russian volcano where it was discovered) + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A monoclinic-prismatic dark reddish gray mineral containing bismuth, cadmium, indium, iron, lead, manganese, selenium, and sulfur. Full definition →
From Kudriavy (Russian Кудрявый (Kudrjavyj), the Russian volcano where it was discovered) + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.