crandallite

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noun

A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.

OriginEnglish Crandall ← Scottish Gaelic Mac Raonuill →
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Meanings

nouncrandallite (countable and uncountable, plural crandallites)

plural crandallites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.

Origin

  1. Scottish GaelicMac Raonuill
  2. EnglishCrandall
  3. Englishcrandallite

Named after American mining engineer Milan Lucian Crandall, Jr. (1880–1959), who worked in the mine where the mineral was discovered, + -ite.

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APA

crandallite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crandallite

MLA

“crandallite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crandallite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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