rucklidgeite
English
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Named for John Christopher Rucklidge (1938-1921), Professor of Earth Sciences at the University of Toronto who first discovered the mineral + -ite
Noun
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- (mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral silver white mineral containing bismuth, lead, and tellurium.
References
edit- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Rucklidgeite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.