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After Adolph Pabst (an American scientist) + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A hexagonal-ditrigonal dipyramidal mineral containing barium, oxygen, silicon, tin, and titanium. Full definition →
After Adolph Pabst (an American scientist) + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.