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ribbeite

ribbeite noun: an orthorhombic-dipyramidal pink mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.

Noun

ribbeite

  1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal pink mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.

Origin of ribbeite

Named in 1987 by Donald R. Peacor, Pete J. Dunn, S. C. Su and J. Innes in honour of Paul Hubert Ribbe (1935-2017), professor of mineralogy at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA. Ribbe + -ite

Questions about ribbeite

What does ribbeite mean?
Ribbeite means an orthorhombic-dipyramidal pink mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
What part of speech is ribbeite?
Ribbeite is a noun.

Words near ribbeite in the dictionary

  1. ribbed
  2. ribbed mussel
  3. ribbed mussels
  4. ribbed vault
  5. ribbed vaults
  6. ribbeite
  7. ribber
  8. ribbers
  9. ribbes
  10. ribbie
  11. ribbier

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