huttonite

English

Etymology

After Colin Osborne Hutton, New Zealand-American mineralogist, Hutton +‎ -ite

Noun

huttonite

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing oxygen, silicon, and thorium.

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