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Henwoodite — Henwoodite, (a synonym of Rashleighite), is a ferrian variety of turquoise, named for the Cornish geologist William Jory Henwood. [http://www.mindat.org/show.php?id=6481 Henwoodite at Mindat.org] ] ReferencesCollins (1876) Mineralogical Magazine … Wikipedia
William Jory Henwood — FRS (January 16, 1805 August 5, 1875), English mining geologist, was born at Perran Wharf, Cornwall.In 1822 he commenced work as a clerk in an office of the Perran Foundry, owned by the Fox family of Falmouth, a post previously held by his father … Wikipedia