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rittmannite

rittmannite noun: a monoclinic-prismatic light yellow mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.

Noun

rittmannite

  1. A monoclinic-prismatic light yellow mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.

Origin of rittmannite

Named after Alfred Rittman, Swiss volcanologist. Rittman + -ite

Questions about rittmannite

What does rittmannite mean?
Rittmannite means a monoclinic-prismatic light yellow mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.
What part of speech is rittmannite?
Rittmannite is a noun.

Words near rittmannite in the dictionary

  1. Rittgers
  2. Rittgerses
  3. ritting
  4. rittingerite
  5. Rittman
  6. rittmannite
  7. Rittmans
  8. rittmaster
  9. rittmasters
  10. rittock
  11. rittocks

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