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From the chemical symbols of the elements that compose it: Ba (“barium”), Be (“beryllium”), F (“fluorine”), P (“phosphorous”) + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Today it means: A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal white mineral containing barium, beryllium, fluorine, oxygen, and phosphorus. Full definition →