stillwellite
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English
Etymology
Named after Australian mineralogist Frank Leslie Stillwell (1888–1963), + -ite. As a rare earth mineral ore, it usually requires a suffix of the element (i.e. Stillwellite-(Ce)).
Noun
stillwellite (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) A trigonal-pyramidal rare earth borosilicate mineral.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Stillwellite-(Ce)”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “Stillwellite-(Ce)”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.