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Mackinaw mine, Washington, where an occurrence was first described + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A tetragonal iron nickel sulfide mineral that occurs as opaque bronze to grey-white tabular crystals and anhedral masses. Full definition →
Mackinaw mine, Washington, where an occurrence was first described + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.