gillespite

English

Etymology

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Noun

gillespite

  1. (mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal red mineral containing barium, iron, oxygen, and silicon.

References

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Gillespite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
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