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websterite

American  
[web-stuh-rahyt] / ˈwɛb stəˌraɪt /

noun

Mineralogy.

  1. aluminite.

Etymology

Origin of websterite

Named after T. Webster, 19th-century Englishman; -ite 1

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Against the eastern wall are deposited some beautiful varieties of branched native silver from Norway; Lady Chantrey's specimen of part of a coniferous tree, semi-opalised; and a mass of websterite from Newhaven, Sussex.

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