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redgillite

redgillite noun: a monoclinic-prismatic grass green mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.

Noun

redgillite

  1. A monoclinic-prismatic grass green mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.

Origin of redgillite

Named for a mine near the type locality Red Gill Mine (in Cumbria, England) + -ite.

Questions about redgillite

What does redgillite mean?
Redgillite means a monoclinic-prismatic grass green mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.
What part of speech is redgillite?
Redgillite is a noun.

Words near redgillite in the dictionary

  1. Redford
  2. Redfords
  3. redgal
  4. Redgate
  5. redge
  6. redgillite
  7. Redgold
  8. Redgrave
  9. Redgraves
  10. redgum
  11. redgums

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