powellite

See also: Powellite

English

Etymology

Named after American geologist John Wesley Powell (1834–1902), +‎ -ite.

Noun

powellite (countable and uncountable, plural powellites)

Powellite

1. (mineralogy) A tetragonal-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, molybdenum, and oxygen.

Further reading

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