Etymology

crandallite

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Today it means: A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus. Full definition →

English Crandall ← Scottish Gaelic Mac Raonuill
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  1. Scottish GaelicMac Raonuill
  2. EnglishCrandall
  3. English todaycrandallite

Named after American mining engineer Milan Lucian Crandall, Jr. (1880–1959), who worked in the mine where the mineral was discovered, + -ite.

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