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From Alderman + -ite, after mineralogist Arthur Richard Alderman.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: An orthorhombic colorless mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, and phosphorus. Full definition →
From Alderman + -ite, after mineralogist Arthur Richard Alderman.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.