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richardsollyite

richardsollyite noun: a grey-black monoclinic mineral containing astatine, lead, sulphur and thallium.

Noun

richardsollyite

  1. A grey-black monoclinic mineral containing astatine, lead, sulphur and thallium.

Origin of richardsollyite

Named in honour of Richard Harrison Solly (1851-1925), British autodidact who described eight new mineral species between 1901 and 1912. Richard Solly + -ite

Questions about richardsollyite

What does richardsollyite mean?
Richardsollyite means a grey-black monoclinic mineral containing astatine, lead, sulphur and thallium.
What part of speech is richardsollyite?
Richardsollyite is a noun.

Words near richardsollyite in the dictionary

  1. richardiid
  2. richardiids
  3. Richardot
  4. Richards
  5. Richards Castle
  6. richardsollyite
  7. Richardson
  8. Richardson County
  9. Richardson number
  10. Richardson numbers
  11. Richardson's ground squirrel

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