raygrantite

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noun

A colourless triclinic mineral containing lead, hydrogen, oxygen, zinc, silicon, and sulphur.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

noun
  1. chemistryA colourless triclinic mineral containing lead, hydrogen, oxygen, zinc, silicon, and sulphur.

Origin

From Ray + Grant + -ite, after Dr. Raymond W. Grant (born 1939), retired professor of geology and former President of the Mineralogical Society of Arizona.

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Chicago

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