Etymology

emmonsite

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Today it means: A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and tellurium. Full definition →

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The story

From Emmons + -ite, named after Samuel Franklin Emmons.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.