- miersite
- miers·ite
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miersite
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miersite — /ˈmaɪəsaɪt/ (say muyuhsuyt) noun an iodide of silver and copper, first found as yellow isometric crystals, at Broken Hill in NSW. {named after Sir Henry Alexander Miers, 1858–1942, English mineralogist} …
miersite — ˈmirˌzīt noun ( s) Etymology: Sir Henry A. Miers died 1942 English mineralogist + English ite : a mineral (Ag, Cu)I consisting of silver copper iodide … Useful english dictionary
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