Etymology

ferrobustamite

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Today it means: A triclinic-pinacoidal green mineral containing calcium, iron, manganese, oxygen, and silicon. Full definition →

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? + -ite the mineral was named for the Mexican mineralogist and botanist Miguel Bustamante y Septiem (1790–1844).

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