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Ihle + -ite. Named 1876 after Ihle, superintendent of mines at Mokrá (formerly Mugrau).
First known use, by meaning
- from 1876 The mineral copiapite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
ihleite
Today it means: The mineral copiapite. Full definition →
First used 1876