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perryite

The English word “perryite” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal gray white mineral containing iron, nickel, phosphorus, and silicon.

Etymology

From Perry + -ite, named after American newspaperman and leading private collector of meteorites Stuart Hoffman Perry (1874–1957).

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