Etymology

davemaoite

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Today it means: A high-pressure calcium silicate perovskite mineral with chemical formula CaSiO₃. Full definition →

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From Dave + Mao + -ite, after Chinese-American geophysicist Ho-Kwang (Dave) Mao, who first described it from theory.

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