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Named after mineralogist Fredrich Karl Biehl, the first to work in the mine where it was found, + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A monoclinic-prismatic white mineral containing antimony, arsenic, molybdenum, and oxygen. Full definition →
Named after mineralogist Fredrich Karl Biehl, the first to work in the mine where it was found, + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.