perryite

English

Etymology

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

Noun

perryite

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

References
  • “Perryite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
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