The story
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, samarium, lead, niobium, oxygen, sodium, titanium, tungsten, and uranium. Full definition →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.