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单词 nuttallite
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nuttalliten.

Brit. /ˈnʌtɔːlʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈnədəˌlaɪt/
Forms: 1800s nuttalite, 1800s– nuttallite.
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Nuttall , -ite suffix1.
Etymology: < the name of Thomas Nuttall (1786–1859), English-born U.S. naturalist, who first brought a sample of the mineral to Britain (see quot. 1824) + -ite suffix1.
Mineralogy.
A white or brownish variety of scapolite, occurring in Massachusetts.
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1824 H. J. Brooke in Ann. Philos. New Ser. 7 367 I have therefore named it Nuttallite, out of respect to the gentleman who first brought it to this country.
1840 Penny Cycl. XVI. 374/2 Nuttalite, a mineral which occurs crystallized. Primary form a square prism.
1855 J. D. Dana Man. Mineral. (ed. 7) 362 Massachusetts... Bolton... Petalite, sphene, pyroxene, nuttalite, diopside.
1993 A. M. Clark Hey's Min. Index (ed. 3) 502/2 Nuttallite, var. of scapolite... A white to smoky brown scapolite... Analyses vary, sometimes approaching meionite, and the mineral is sometimes much altered.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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