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richelsdorfite

richelsdorfite noun: a monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing antimony, arsenic, calcium, chlorine, copper, hydrogen, and oxygen.

Noun

richelsdorfite

  1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing antimony, arsenic, calcium, chlorine, copper, hydrogen, and oxygen.

Origin of richelsdorfite

Named after its discovery locality, Wilhelm Mine in the Richelsdorf District of Hesse, Germany. Richelsdorf + -ite

Questions about richelsdorfite

What does richelsdorfite mean?
Richelsdorfite means a monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing antimony, arsenic, calcium, chlorine, copper, hydrogen, and oxygen.
What part of speech is richelsdorfite?
Richelsdorfite is a noun.

Words near richelsdorfite in the dictionary

  1. Richebourg
  2. Richebourgs
  3. riched
  4. Richelieu
  5. richellite
  6. richelsdorfite
  7. richen
  8. Richendollar
  9. richened
  10. richening
  11. richens

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