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After Howard W Jaffe, Amherst geologist, and -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A hydrated calcium silicate mineral with chemical formula Ca₆Si₂O₇(OH)₆. Full definition →
After Howard W Jaffe, Amherst geologist, and -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.