English Explanatory Dictionary

rajite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A monoclinic-prismatic green mineral containing copper, oxygen, and tellurium.

Word forms

rajite

Etymology

Named in honour of Dr. Robert Allen Jenkins (born 1944), discoverer of the mineral in his role as mineralogist with the Phelps Dodge Corporation; initials R.A.J. + -ite.

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