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Named for type locality Wheal Franco (a former copper mine in Tavistock, in Devon, England) + -lite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
francolite
Today it means: Synonym of lewistonite (“variety of fluorapatite”) Full definition →
Today it means: Synonym of lewistonite (“variety of fluorapatite”) Full definition →
Named for type locality Wheal Franco (a former copper mine in Tavistock, in Devon, England) + -lite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.