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From Dufrénoy + -ite, after the French geologist Pierre Armand Dufrénoy.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
dufrenite
Today it means: A blackish-green mineral that is a hydrous phosphate of iron. Full definition →
Today it means: A blackish-green mineral that is a hydrous phosphate of iron. Full definition →
From Dufrénoy + -ite, after the French geologist Pierre Armand Dufrénoy.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.