richardsollyite

English

Etymology

Named in honour of Richard Harrison Solly (1851-1925), British autodidact who described eight new mineral species between 1901 and 1912.

Richard Solly + -ite

Noun

richardsollyite

1. (mineralogy) A grey-black monoclinic mineral containing astatine, lead, sulphur and thallium.

References

• Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.