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mcconnellite

mcconnellite noun: a trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral dark red mineral containing chromium, copper, and oxygen.

Noun

mcconnellite

  1. A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral dark red mineral containing chromium, copper, and oxygen.

Origin of mcconnellite

Named after Canadian director of the British Guyana Geological Survey, Dr. Richard Bradford McConnell (1903–1986), + -ite.

Questions about mcconnellite

What does mcconnellite mean?
Mcconnellite means a trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral dark red mineral containing chromium, copper, and oxygen.
What part of speech is mcconnellite?
Mcconnellite is a noun.

Words near mcconnellite in the dictionary

  1. McConnachies
  2. McConnaughey
  3. McConnaugheys
  4. McConnel
  5. McConnell
  6. mcconnellite
  7. McConnellsburg
  8. McConnels
  9. McConnelsville
  10. McConochie
  11. McConochies

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