Etymology

kovdorskite

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Today it means: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, and phosphorus. Full definition →

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The story

After the Kovdor massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia, + -ite

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