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From Winstanley + -ite, named after Betty Jo Winstanley (1934-), amateur mineralogist, who found the first specimen.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: An isometric-diploidal mineral containing oxygen, tellurium, and titanium. Full definition →
From Winstanley + -ite, named after Betty Jo Winstanley (1934-), amateur mineralogist, who found the first specimen.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.