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Named in honour of Dr. Roger Howard Mitchell (born 1941), Professor Emeritus in the Department of Geology at Lakehead University, Ontario, Canada. Roger Mitchell + -ite
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rogermitchellite
Today it means: A hexagonal mineral that is a complex barium, zirconium, strontium, and sodium basic borosilicate Full definition →