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rucklidgeite

rucklidgeite noun: a trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral silver white mineral containing bismuth, lead, and tellurium.

Noun

rucklidgeite

  1. A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral silver white mineral containing bismuth, lead, and tellurium.

Origin of rucklidgeite

Named after English geologist and professor John Christopher Rucklidge, who first discovered the mineral. By surface analysis, Rucklidge + -ite.

Questions about rucklidgeite

What does rucklidgeite mean?
Rucklidgeite means a trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral silver white mineral containing bismuth, lead, and tellurium.
What part of speech is rucklidgeite?
Rucklidgeite is a noun.

Words near rucklidgeite in the dictionary

  1. Ruckis
  2. ruckle
  3. ruckled
  4. ruckles
  5. Rucklidge
  6. rucklidgeite
  7. ruckling
  8. ruckly
  9. ruckman
  10. Ruckmans
  11. ruckmen

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