English Explanatory Dictionary

ramsdellite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A black or gray orthorhombic mineral form of manganese dioxide

Word forms

ramsdellite ramsdellites

Etymology

Named in honour of Lewis Stephen Ramsdell (1895-1975), Professor of Mineralogy at the University of Michigan, who first discovered the mineral From Ramsdell + -ite.

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