Etymology

hannayite

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Today it means: A triclinic-pinacoidal yellow mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, nitrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus. Full definition →

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The story

From Hannay + -ite, after James Hannay, friend of R. W. E. MacIvor, who discovered and named it.

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