powellite
See also: Powellite
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Named after American geologist John Wesley Powell (1834–1902), + -ite.
Noun
[edit]powellite (countable and uncountable, plural powellites)
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- (mineralogy) A tetragonal-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, molybdenum, and oxygen.
Further reading
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Powellite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “powellite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.