raspite

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English

Etymology

Named after Mr. Charles Rasp (1846-1907), a German-Australian prospector and the discoverer of the Broken Hill deposit, where raspite was first found

Rasp + -ite

Noun

raspite

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing lead, oxygen, and tungsten.

References

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Raspite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.

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Pronunciation

Verb

raspite

  1. past adverbial passive participle of raspi

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Pronunciation

Verb

raspite

  1. adverbial past passive participle of raspar