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Named after Scottish geologist Sir Archibald Geikie (1835–1924) + -lite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing magnesium, oxygen, and titanium. Full definition →
Named after Scottish geologist Sir Archibald Geikie (1835–1924) + -lite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.