Etymology

breunnerite

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Today it means: A type of magnesite with a magnesium/iron ratio of 90/10 to 70/30. Full definition →

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Named in honour of Count August Breunner (or Breuner; 1796-1877), a mineral collector and a government official of Austria-Hungary.

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