perryite

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Etymology[edit]

Perry +‎ -ite, named after American newspaperman and leading private collector of meteorites Stuart Hoffman Perry (1874–1957).

Noun[edit]

perryite

  1. (mineralogy) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal gray white mineral containing iron, nickel, phosphorus, and silicon.

References[edit]

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Perryite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.