Etymology

arfvedsonite

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Today it means: A rare sodium amphibole mineral. Full definition →

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The story

Named for Swedish chemist Johan August Arfwedson (1792-1841), + -ite.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.