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From Spanish Margaritas (“uranium deposit in Mexico”) + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
margaritasite
Today it means: A yellow monoclinic caesium-bearing mineral in the carnotite group. Full definition →
Today it means: A yellow monoclinic caesium-bearing mineral in the carnotite group. Full definition →
From Spanish Margaritas (“uranium deposit in Mexico”) + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.