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Named after American geologist and director of the Brazilian Geological Survey Orville Adalbert Derby (1851–1915), who worked in the type locality in Brazil, + -lite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing antimony, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and titanium. Full definition →
Named after American geologist and director of the Brazilian Geological Survey Orville Adalbert Derby (1851–1915), who worked in the type locality in Brazil, + -lite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.