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Named for American mineralogist Joseph Murdoch + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
murdochite
Today it means: An isometric-hexoctahedral black mineral containing bromine, chlorine, copper, lead, and oxygen. Full definition →
Today it means: An isometric-hexoctahedral black mineral containing bromine, chlorine, copper, lead, and oxygen. Full definition →
Named for American mineralogist Joseph Murdoch + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.