Etymology

freirinite

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Today it means: A disputed turquoise-blue copper arsenate mineral, possibly a form of lavendulan. Full definition →

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Named from the locality — the Blanca Mine, Freirina, Huasca Province, Atacama Region, Chile — + -ite.

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