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Named in honour of Richard Harrison Solly (1851-1925), British autodidact who described eight new mineral species between 1901 and 1912. Richard Solly + -ite
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richardsollyite
Today it means: A grey-black monoclinic mineral containing astatine, lead, sulphur and thallium. Full definition →