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From Philipsburg + -ite, after Philipsburg, Montana.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A monoclinic-prismatic emerald green mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and zinc. Full definition →
From Philipsburg + -ite, after Philipsburg, Montana.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.