rayite

English

Etymology

Named after Professor Santosh Kumar Ray (1908-1976), Indian petrologist at President College, Calcutta, India

Ray + -ite

Noun

rayite

1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing antimony, lead, silver, sulfur, and thallium.

References

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