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Etymology
Named after British mineral collector Sir Arthur Edward Ian Montague Russell (1878–1964), who held the mineral in his collection before it was donated for analysis, + -ite.
Noun
russellite (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing bismuth, oxygen, and tungsten.
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