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From the initials of Air-Borne-Scintillator (the device by which the deposit was located) + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A thorian variety of brannerite. Full definition →
From the initials of Air-Borne-Scintillator (the device by which the deposit was located) + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.