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Named for Swedish chemist Johan August Arfwedson (1792-1841), + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A rare sodium amphibole mineral. Full definition →
Named for Swedish chemist Johan August Arfwedson (1792-1841), + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.