russellite
See also: Russellite
English
editEtymology
editNamed after British mineral collector Sir Arthur Edward Ian Montague Russell (1878–1964), who held the mineral in his collection before it was donated for analysis, + -ite.
Noun
editrussellite (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing bismuth, oxygen, and tungsten.
Further reading
edit- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Russellite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “russellite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.