Etymology

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Today it means: A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal yellowish brown mineral containing calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, samarium, manganese, niobium, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and zirconium. Full definition →

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Named for geologist C. Kent Brooks + -ite

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