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D. I. Planer (a Soviet mining official) + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus. Full definition →
D. I. Planer (a Soviet mining official) + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.