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What does downeyite mean?
A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal colorless mineral containing oxygen and selenium.
Where does downeyite come from?
The mineral was named after Wayne Downey, Jr. a high school student from Harrisburg, PA who first collected the material. ? + -ite

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