Etymology

jarlite

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Today it means: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, barium, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, lithium, magnesium, oxygen, sodium, and strontium. Full definition →

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The story

Named after Danish engineer Carl Frederik Jarl (1872–1951), + -ite.

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