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Edward John Chapman, geology professor at the University of Toronto, + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A rare nesosilicate mineral, an iron antimony silicate closely related to bismutoferrite. Full definition →
Edward John Chapman, geology professor at the University of Toronto, + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.