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English
Etymology
Named in honour of Lewis Stephen Ramsdell (1895-1975), Professor of Mineralogy at the University of Michigan, who first discovered the mineral
From Ramsdell + -ite.
Noun
ramsdellite (countable and uncountable, plural ramsdellites)
- (mineralogy) A black or gray orthorhombic mineral form of manganese dioxide
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