English Explanatory Dictionary

maxwellite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A monoclinic dark red mineral containing arsenic, fluorine, iron, oxygen, and sodium.

Word forms

maxwellite

Etymology

Named after American geologist Charles Henry Maxwell (1923–) (who studied the mineral's type locality) + -ite.

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