rayite

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English

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Etymology

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Named after Professor Santosh Kumar Ray (1908-1976), Indian petrologist at President College, Calcutta, India

Ray + -ite

Noun

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rayite

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing antimony, lead, silver, sulfur, and thallium.

References

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