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From Ernst + Burke + -ite, named after mineralogist Ernst A. J. Burke.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A mineral with chemical formula Mg(CH₃SO₃)₂·12H₂O. Full definition →
From Ernst + Burke + -ite, named after mineralogist Ernst A. J. Burke.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.