mcgillite

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English

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Etymology

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Named in honor of McGill University (in Montreal, Canada) +‎ -ite.

Noun

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mcgillite

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing chlorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.

Further reading

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