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English
Etymology
Named after Canadian director of the British Guyana Geological Survey, Dr. Richard Bradford McConnell (1903–1986), + -ite.
Noun
mcconnellite
- (mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral dark red mineral containing chromium, copper, and oxygen.
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