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Named after French professor of mineralogy Jean Orcel (1896–1978), curator of Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A hexagonal-dihexagonal pyramidal orange white mineral containing arsenic and nickel. Full definition →
Named after French professor of mineralogy Jean Orcel (1896–1978), curator of Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.