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From Russian Преображенский (Preobraženskij) + -ite. Named after the surname of the Soviet researcher of salt deposits P. I. Preobrazhenskyi.
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preobrazhenskite
Today it means: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing boron, hydrogen, magnesium, and oxygen. Full definition →