Etymology

robinsonite

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Today it means: A monoclinic-prismatic bluish lead gray mineral containing antimony, lead, and sulfur. Full definition →

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The story

Named in 1951 by Leonard Gascoigne Beryy, Joseph John Fahey and Edgar Herbert Bailey in honour of Stephen Clive Robinson (1911-1981), Canadian mineralogist with the Geological Survey of Canada who synthesized the mineral before it was found naturally. Robinson + -ite

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