English Explanatory Dictionary

ribbeite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal pink mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.

Word forms

ribbeite

Etymology

Named in 1987 by Donald R. Peacor, Pete J. Dunn, S. C. Su and J. Innes in honour of Paul Hubert Ribbe (1935-2017), professor of mineralogy at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA. Ribbe + -ite

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