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After Herbert Eugene Merwin, American mineralogist, + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
merwinite
Today it means: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon. Full definition →
Today it means: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon. Full definition →
After Herbert Eugene Merwin, American mineralogist, + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.