English Explanatory Dictionary

raspite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing lead, oxygen, and tungsten.

Word forms

raspite

Etymology

Named after Mr. Charles Rasp (1846-1907), a German-Australian prospector and the discoverer of the Broken Hill deposit, where raspite was first found Rasp + -ite

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