russellite

See also: Russellite

English

Etymology

Named after British mineral collector Sir Arthur Edward Ian Montague Russell (1878–1964), who held the mineral in his collection before it was donated for analysis, +‎ -ite.

Noun

russellite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing bismuth, oxygen, and tungsten.

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Russellite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “russellite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Anagrams

• tellurises