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From its composition of barium and its relation to lamprophyllite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, barium, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, niobium, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, strontium, and titanium. Full definition →
From its composition of barium and its relation to lamprophyllite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.