winstanleyite

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noun

An isometric-diploidal mineral containing oxygen, tellurium, and titanium.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

noun
  1. chemistryAn isometric-diploidal mineral containing oxygen, tellurium, and titanium.

Origin

From Winstanley + -ite, named after Betty Jo Winstanley (1934-), amateur mineralogist, who found the first specimen.

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Chicago

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