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Named after Dr. Bangalore Puttaiya Radhakrishna or BPR (1918-2012), director of Mysore Geological Department, + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
radhakrishnaite
Today it means: A tetragonal rose-brown mineral containing chlorine, lead, sulfur, and tellurium. Full definition →