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From Claire + -ite, after Claire Zingg Martini, wife of Jacques Martini, who discovered and named the mineral.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A triclinic yellow mineral containing hydrogen, iron, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur. Full definition →
From Claire + -ite, after Claire Zingg Martini, wife of Jacques Martini, who discovered and named the mineral.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.