senarmontite

[ sen-er-mon-tahyt ]

noun
  1. a mineral, antimony trioxide, Sb2O3, occurring in pearl-colored isometric octahedrons: a dimorph of valentinite.

Origin of senarmontite

1
1850–55; named after Henri de Sénarmont (died 1862), French mineralogist; see -ite1

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British Dictionary definitions for senarmontite

senarmontite

/ (ˌsɛnɑːˈmɒntaɪt) /


noun
  1. a white or grey mineral consisting of antimony trioxide in cubic crystalline form. Formula: Sb 2 O 3

Origin of senarmontite

1
C19: named after Henri de Sénarmont (died 1862), French mineralogist

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