rilandite
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Named after James L. Riland (1857-1936), newspaper publisher from Meeker, Colorado, USA and owner of the claims on which the mineral was discovered
Riland + -ite
Noun
[edit]rilandite
- (mineralogy) A monoclinic black mineral containing aluminum, chromium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
References
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Rilandite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.