ramsdellite

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noun

A black or gray orthorhombic mineral form of manganese dioxide

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Meanings

nounramsdellite (countable and uncountable, plural ramsdellites)

plural ramsdellites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA black or gray orthorhombic mineral form of manganese dioxide

Origin

Named in honour of Lewis Stephen Ramsdell (1895-1975), Professor of Mineralogy at the University of Michigan, who first discovered the mineral From Ramsdell + -ite.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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