WITHERITE

Etymology

After the English physician and mineralogist William Withering (1741-1799) in 1790.

Noun

witherite (countable and uncountable, plural witherites)

(mineral) A yellow-grey mineral form of barium carbonate, BaCO3

Source: Wiktionary


With"er*ite, n. Etym: [So called after Dr. W. Withering.] (Min.)

Definition: Barium carbonate occurring in white or gray six-sided twin crystals, and also in columnar or granular masses.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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