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From Hodgkinson + -ite, after H. H. Hodgkinson, its discoverer.
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hodgkinsonite
Today it means: A rare monoclinic zinc manganese silicate mineral with the chemical formula Zn₂MnSiO₄(OH)₂, having a pink, red or yellow-red colour. Full definition →