The story
From Hamberg + -ite, after Axel Hamberg (1863-1933), Swedish mineralogist and geographer.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing beryllium, boron, hydrogen, and oxygen. Full definition →
From Hamberg + -ite, after Axel Hamberg (1863-1933), Swedish mineralogist and geographer.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.