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From Mrose + -ite, after Mary Emma Mrose (1910-2003), American mineralogist.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, carbon, oxygen, and tellurium. Full definition →
From Mrose + -ite, after Mary Emma Mrose (1910-2003), American mineralogist.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.