Etymology

lopezite

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Today it means: A rare red triclinic chromate mineral. Full definition →

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The story

From López + -ite, after Chilean mining engineer Emiliano López Saa (1871-1959).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.