blakeite

blakeite

[′blā‚kīt]
(mineralogy)
A deep reddish-brown to deep brown mineral consisting of anhydrous ferric tellurite; occurs in massive form, as microcrystalline crusts.
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Fred also wrote hundreds of popular magazine articles, and numerous articles in technical mineralogy journals; he published the first descriptions of the new minerals brazilianite, mackayite and blakeite.
Died, Frederick H. Pough, 99
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