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Named after wife of German mineralogist Gerhard vom Rath, Maria Rosa vom Rath, + -lite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A tetragonal-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, chlorine, oxygen, silicon, and sodium. Full definition →
Named after wife of German mineralogist Gerhard vom Rath, Maria Rosa vom Rath, + -lite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.