English Explanatory Dictionary

takeuchiite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal black mineral containing boron, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.

Word forms

takeuchiite

Etymology

From Takeuchi + -ite; named in honor of Yoshio Takeuchi (1924–2009), Japanese mineralogist who predicted the existence of a compound with a structure found in this mineral.

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