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Named for type locality Mine Hill (an area in the mineralogical hotspot in Franklin, New Jersey) + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A hexagonal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and zinc. Full definition →
Named for type locality Mine Hill (an area in the mineralogical hotspot in Franklin, New Jersey) + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.