SPENCERITE


Meaning of SPENCERITE in English

-rīt noun

( -s )

Etymology: Leonard J. Spencer died 1959 English mineralogist + English -ite

: a mineral Zn 4 (PO 4 ) 2 (OH) 2 .3H 2 O consisting of a hydrous basic zinc phosphate occurring in pearly white scaly masses and small monoclinic crystals (hardness 2.7, specific gravity 3.1)

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