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mckinstryite

Today it means: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal light grayish white mineral containing copper, silver, and sulfur. Full definition →

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From McKinstry + -ite, after US geologist Hugh McKinstry.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.