Etymology

gonyerite

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Today it means: An orthorhombic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and silicon. Full definition →

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The story

From Gonyer + -ite, named for Forest A. Gonyer, a chemist-analyst and mineralogist from Harvard University.

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