Meanings
nounpendletonite (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryName for a coronene mineral, later called carpathite.
Origin
Named after Norman Pendleton (1901-1995), a mineral collector in Santa Cruz. Name invented by Joseph Murdoch in 1967.
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pendletonite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pendletonite
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