wherryite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, silicon, and sulfur.

Word forms

wherryite

Etymology

From Wherry + -ite, named for Edgar T. Wherry, American mineralogist and plant ecologist.

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