orcelite

English

Etymology

Named after French professor of mineralogy Jean Orcel (1896–1978), curator of Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, +‎ -ite.

Noun

orcelite

  1. (mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal pyramidal orange white mineral containing arsenic and nickel.

Further reading

  • “Orcelite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • orcelite mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016

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