tweddillite

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noun

A mineral containing calcium, strontium, manganese, aluminum, oxygen and hydrogen, found in Japan, Italy and South Africa.

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Meanings

nountweddillite (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA mineral containing calcium, strontium, manganese, aluminum, oxygen and hydrogen, found in Japan, Italy and South Africa.

Origin

From Tweddill + -ite, after Samuel Milborn Tweddill.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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