perryite

English

Etymology

From Perry +‎ -ite, named after American newspaperman and leading private collector of meteorites Stuart Hoffman Perry (1874–1957).

Noun

perryite

  1. (mineralogy) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal gray white mineral containing iron, nickel, phosphorus, and silicon.

References

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