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Named after Duporth (a town in Cornwall, England, where this mineral occurred) + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
duporthite
Today it means: A rare asbestiform mineral, a mixture of talc and chlorite. Full definition →
Today it means: A rare asbestiform mineral, a mixture of talc and chlorite. Full definition →
Named after Duporth (a town in Cornwall, England, where this mineral occurred) + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.