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Named for geologist C. Kent Brooks + -ite
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 →
Named for geologist C. Kent Brooks + -ite
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.