sidwillite

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Named after American mineralogist Sidney Arthur Williams (1933–2006), who played a prolific part in western United States mineralogy, +‎ -ite.

Noun[edit]

sidwillite

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, molybdenum, and oxygen.

Further reading[edit]

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