Etymology

aminoffite

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Today it means: A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing beryllium, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon. Full definition →

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The story

From Aminoff + -ite, named after Swedish mineralogist Gregori Aminoff.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.