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Named after mineral collector M. Fettel, who observed the specimen in his collection, + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A monoclinic-sphenoidal grayish white mineral containing antimony, arsenic, copper, iron, lead, mercury, silver, sulfur, and thallium. Full definition →
Named after mineral collector M. Fettel, who observed the specimen in his collection, + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.