playfairite

English

Etymology

Playfair +‎ -ite, after John Playfair (1748-1819), Professor of Natural Philosophy, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Noun

playfairite

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing antimony, lead, and sulfur.

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