Etymology

niobophyllite

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Today it means: A triclinic brown mineral containing fluorine, hydrogen, iron, manganese, niobium, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and titanium. Full definition →

Ancient Greek φύλλον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromφύλλον“leaf”
  2. English todayniobophyllite

For its composition of niobium, and Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”) for its foliated crystal habit, + -ite.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekφύλλον all →

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