raspite

English edit

Etymology edit

Named after Mr. Charles Rasp (1846-1907), a German-Australian prospector and the discoverer of the Broken Hill deposit, where raspite was first found

Rasp + -ite

Noun edit

raspite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing lead, oxygen, and tungsten.

References edit

David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Raspite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.

Anagrams edit

@ parties, Pirates, Prestia, airstep, eartips, parties, pastier, piaster, piastre, pirates, praties, rapiest, tapiser, traipse

Esperanto edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /raspˈite/

Verb edit

raspite

past adverbial passive participle of raspi

Ido edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /rasˈpite/

Verb edit

raspite

adverbial past passive participle of raspar

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