Etymology

geikielite

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Today it means: A trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing magnesium, oxygen, and titanium. Full definition →

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The story

Named after Scottish geologist Sir Archibald Geikie (1835–1924) + -lite.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.