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rilandite

rilandite noun: a monoclinic black mineral containing aluminum, chromium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.

Noun

rilandite

  1. A monoclinic black mineral containing aluminum, chromium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.

Origin of rilandite

Named after James L. Riland (1857-1936), newspaper publisher from Meeker, Colorado, USA and owner of the claims on which the mineral was discovered Riland + -ite

Questions about rilandite

What does rilandite mean?
Rilandite means a monoclinic black mineral containing aluminum, chromium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
What part of speech is rilandite?
Rilandite is a noun.

Words near rilandite in the dictionary

  1. rikshas
  2. rikshaw
  3. rikshaws
  4. Riksmaal
  5. Riksmål
  6. rilandite
  7. rilawa
  8. rilawas
  9. rile
  10. rile up
  11. riled

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