holdawayite

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noun

A manganese hydroxyl-carbonate mineral.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

nounholdawayite (plural holdawayites)

plural holdawayites

Origin

From Holdaway + -ite, after the American petrologist Michael Jon Holdaway (1936–2025).

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APA

holdawayite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holdawayite

MLA

“holdawayite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holdawayite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “holdawayite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holdawayite.

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