cliftonite

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cliftonite

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From Clifton + -ite. Named after English physicist Robert B. Clifton (1836-1921).

noun cliftonites

A form of graphite present in some meteorites

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"cliftonite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cliftonite. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"cliftonite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cliftonite.

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@misc{cliftonite_2026,
  title = {cliftonite},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cliftonite},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}