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From Kosnar + -ite, named for Richard Andrew Kosnar (1946-2007), mineral dealer and collector.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A trigonal (pseudocubic) mineral containing potassium and zirconium phosphates Full definition →
From Kosnar + -ite, named for Richard Andrew Kosnar (1946-2007), mineral dealer and collector.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.