"powellite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: powellite Powellite [canonical], powellites [plural]
Etymology: Named after American geologist John Wesley Powell (1834–1902), + -ite. Etymology templates: {{named-after/list|geologist||||}} geologist, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|John Wesley Powell}} John Wesley Powell, {{named-after|en|John Wesley Powell|born=1834|died=1902|nat=American|occ=geologist|wplink==}} Named after American geologist John Wesley Powell (1834–1902), {{suffix|en||ite}} + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} powellite (countable and uncountable, plural powellites)
  1. (mineralogy) A tetragonal-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, molybdenum, and oxygen. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Minerals

Inflected forms

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