bracewellite

English

Etymology

Named after director of British Guyana Geological Survey and professor at the University of the West Indies Smith Bracewell, +‎ -ite.

Noun

bracewellite

1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing chromium, hydrogen, and oxygen.

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Bracewellite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “bracewellite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.