clairite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A triclinic yellow mineral containing hydrogen, iron, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.

Word forms

clairite

Etymology

From Claire + -ite, after Claire Zingg Martini, wife of Jacques Martini, who discovered and named the mineral.

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