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montroydite Min.|mɒnˈtrɔɪdaɪt|
[f. the name of Montroyd Sharpe (see quot. 1930) + -ite1.]
Mercuric oxide, HgO, which is found as deep red orthorhombic crystals.
1903A. J. Moses in Amer. Jrnl. Sci. XVI. 262 The name Montroydite is suggested in honor of Mr. Montroyd Sharpe, one of the owners of the mines at Terlingua [in Brewster County, Texas]. 1932Amer. Mineralogist XVII. 541 The mineral [sc. mosesite] was found in association with eglestonite, terlinguaite, montroydite and kleinite in the quick⁓silver mining district [of Texas]. 1958Prof. Papers U.S. Geol. Survey No. 312. 71/1 Montroydite occurs as hairs and growths and as needlelike crystals along the cleavage planes of calcite. 1968I. Kostov Mineralogy ii. iv. 257 Montroydite is also red but has very strong birefringence. |