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Named after Lin-gun Liu who first synthesized the material in 1978 at the Australian National University + -ite
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
lingunite
Today it means: A tetragonal high pressure form of albite, a tektosilicate mineral found in meteorites with formula NaAlSi₃O₈ although calcium may substitute for sodium. Full definition →