English Explanatory Dictionary

rilandite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A monoclinic black mineral containing aluminum, chromium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.

Word forms

rilandite

Etymology

Named after James L. Riland (1857-1936), newspaper publisher from Meeker, Colorado, USA and owner of the claims on which the mineral was discovered Riland + -ite

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