roeblingite

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noun

A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, silicon, and sulfur.

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Meanings

noun
  1. chemistryA monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, silicon, and sulfur.

Origin

Named in 1897 by Samuel Lewis Penfield and Harry Ward Foote in honour of Colonel Washington A. Roebling (1837-1926), engineer, founder of the Mineralogical Society of America, builder of the Brooklyn Bridge and avid mineral collector. Roebling + -ite

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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