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From Pauling + -ite after chemist Linus Carl Pauling (1901–1994).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
paulingite
Today it means: A rare zeolite mineral found in vesicles in alluvial basaltic rocks. Full definition →
Today it means: A rare zeolite mineral found in vesicles in alluvial basaltic rocks. Full definition →
From Pauling + -ite after chemist Linus Carl Pauling (1901–1994).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.