different between rayite vs rajite

rayite

English

Etymology

Named after Professor Santosh Kumar Ray (1908-1976), Indian petrologist at President College, Calcutta, India

Ray + -ite

Noun

rayite

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing antimony, lead, silver, sulfur, and thallium.

References

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Rayite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database

rayite From the web:



rajite

English

Etymology

Named in honour of Dr. Robert Allen Jenkins (born 1944), discoverer of the mineral in his role as mineralogist with the Phelps Dodge Corporation; initials R.A.J. +? -ite.

Noun

rajite

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic green mineral containing copper, oxygen, and tellurium.

References

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Rajite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database

rajite From the web:

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