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Named after Pierre Gatel, who was the first president of Association Française de Microminéralogie.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
gatelite
Today it means: A monoclinic mineral with formula CaCe₃Al₂(Al,Mg)(Mg,Fe2+,Al)(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)₃(O,F)(OH,O)₂ Full definition →