ransomite

English

Etymology

Named after Frederick Leslie Ransome (1868 - 1935), American Professor of mining geology

Ransome + -ite

Noun

ransomite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic blue mineral containing copper, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and sulfur.

References

“Ransomite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.

Anagrams

Maronites, Sarmiento, matronise, minorates, retinomas, steam iron

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.