Etymology

aldermanite

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Today it means: An orthorhombic colorless mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, and phosphorus. Full definition →

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The story

From Alderman + -ite, after mineralogist Arthur Richard Alderman.

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