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sidwillite

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English

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Etymology

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Named after American mineralogist Sidney Arthur Williams (1933–2006), who played a prolific part in western United States mineralogy, +‎ -ite.

Noun

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sidwillite

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, molybdenum, and oxygen.

Further reading

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  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Sidwillite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • sidwillite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.