"roeblingite" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Named in 1897 by Samuel Lewis Penfield and Harry Ward Foote in honour of Colonel Washington A. Roebling (1837-1926), engineer, founder of the Mineralogical Society of America, builder of the Brooklyn Bridge and avid mineral collector. Roebling + -ite Etymology templates: {{affix|en|-ite}} -ite Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} roeblingite
  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, silicon, and sulfur. Categories (topical): Minerals

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