downeyite
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]The mineral was named after Wayne Downey, Jr. a high school student from Harrisburg, PA who first collected the material. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
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Noun
[edit]downeyite
- (mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal colorless mineral containing oxygen and selenium.
References
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Downeyite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.