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derbylite

derbylite noun: a monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing antimony, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and titanium.

Noun

derbylite

  1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing antimony, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and titanium.

Origin of derbylite

Named after American geologist and director of the Brazilian Geological Survey Orville Adalbert Derby (1851–1915), who worked in the type locality in Brazil, + -lite.

Questions about derbylite

What does derbylite mean?
Derbylite means a monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing antimony, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and titanium.
What part of speech is derbylite?
Derbylite is a noun.

Words near derbylite in the dictionary

  1. Derby Kell
  2. Derby Kelly
  3. Derby Line
  4. Derbyite
  5. Derbyites
  6. derbylite
  7. Derbys
  8. Derbyshire
  9. Derbyshire Dales
  10. Derbyshire neck
  11. Derbyshire spar

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