Etymology

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Today it means: An orthorhombic-disphenoidal white mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon. Full definition →

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The story

Named after its discovery locality: Crestmore quarries, Riverside Co., California, USA Riverside + -ite

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.