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Named after the mineral's relation to coquimbite and its elevated aluminium levels. From alumino- + coquimbite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A trigonal mineral that is a hydrated aluminium, iron sulphate Full definition →
Named after the mineral's relation to coquimbite and its elevated aluminium levels. From alumino- + coquimbite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.