orcelite

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English

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Etymology

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Named after French professor of mineralogy Jean Orcel (1896–1978), curator of Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, +‎ -ite.

Noun

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orcelite

  1. (mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal pyramidal orange white mineral containing arsenic and nickel.

Further reading

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

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