Etymology

argandite

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Today it means: A mineral with the chemical formula Mn₇(VO₄)₂(OH)₈. Full definition →

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The story

From Argand + -ite, named after Swiss geologist Émile Argand (1879–1940).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.