downeyite

English

Etymology

The mineral was named after Wayne Downey, Jr. a high school student from Harrisburg, PA who first collected the material. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

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Noun

downeyite

  1. (mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal colorless mineral containing oxygen and selenium.

References
  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Downeyite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
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