playfairite

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English

Etymology

Playfair +‎ -ite. Named after Scottish Professor of Natural Philosophy John Playfair (1748-1819), from Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.

Noun

playfairite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing antimony, lead, and sulfur.

References

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