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From Spanish Ordóñez + -ite, after Mexican geologist Ezequiel Ordóñez (1867-1950).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A tetragonal pyramidal mineral found in rhyolite fractures. Full definition →
From Spanish Ordóñez + -ite, after Mexican geologist Ezequiel Ordóñez (1867-1950).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.