websterite
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of websterite
Named after T. Webster, 19th-century Englishman; see -ite 1
Example Sentences
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Against the eastern wall are deposited some beautiful varieties of branched native silver from Norway; Lady Chantrey's specimen of part of a coniferous tree, semi-opalised; and a mass of websterite from Newhaven, Sussex.
From How to See the British Museum in Four Visits by W. Blanchard Jerrold
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