stichtite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mineral with rhombohedral crystals, often pink or lilac, Mg₆Cr₂CO₃(OH)₁₆·4H₂O.

Word forms

stichtite stichtites

Etymology

After Robert Sticht (1856-1922), the manager of Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Co. in Australia, in 1910.

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