English Explanatory Dictionary

macfallite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, copper, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and vanadium.

Word forms

macfallite

Etymology

Named after American author and amateur mineralogist Russell Patterson MacFall (1903–1983), + -ite.

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