jacquesdietrichite

noun

A translucent blue mineral with the chemical formula Cu₂[BO(OH)₂](OH)₃.

Scrabble 42

Meanings

nounjacquesdietrichite (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA translucent blue mineral with the chemical formula Cu₂[BO(OH)₂](OH)₃.

Origin

Jacques Emile Dietrich (1926-2009), French geologist, and -ite. Dietrich found the mineral. The name of the mineral was however chosen by one of his friends, Georges Favreau.

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