rectorite
nounEtymology Named in 1891 by Richard Newman Brackett and John Francis Williams in honour of Colonel Elias William Rector (1847-1917), politician and attorney in Hot Springs, Arkansas who supported the formation of the Arkansas Geological Survey. Rector + -ite
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Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Mineralogy, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A monoclinic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.