Etymology

mbobomkulite

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Today it means: A monoclinic mineral of the chalcoalumite group. Full definition →

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Named for type locality Mbobo Mkulu (cave in South Africa where it was found) + -ite.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.