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From Laurent Thomas + -ite. Named after Laurent Thomas (b. 1971) of Polychrom France.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A cobalt-blue to green-yellow mineral containing magnesium, potassium, beryllium, aluminium, silicon and oxygen. Full definition →
From Laurent Thomas + -ite. Named after Laurent Thomas (b. 1971) of Polychrom France.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.