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单词 peckhamite
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peckhamiten.

Brit. /ˈpɛkəmʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈpɛkəˌmaɪt/
Forms: also with capital initial.
Origin: Probably from a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Peckham , -ite suffix1.
Etymology: Probably < the name of Stephen Farnum Peckham (1839–1918), U.S. chemist + -ite suffix1 (see quot. 1880).
Mineralogy. Now historical.
Enstatite, as occurring in a greenish yellow form in a meteorite which fell in Iowa in May 1879.
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1880 J. L. Smith in Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 20 136 (heading) A new meteoric mineral (peckhamite), and some additional facts in connection with the fall of meteorites in Iowa, May 10th, 1879.
1881 Pop. Sci. Monthly Apr. 861/1 Professor J. Lawrence Smith has found a new meteoric mineral in the analysis of the great meteorite which fell in Emmett County, Iowa, in May, 1879, and has named it Peckhamite.
1921 Proc. U.S. National Mus. 1920–21 58 366 The peckhamite phase..of a yellow-brown hue was so clouded by innumerable empty cavities and enclosures as to be only translucent.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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