The story
Clipping of Robert + German Kühn + -ite, after Robert Kühn (1911–2000), German mineralogist and professor at Kaliforschungs-Institut der Kali und Salz AG, Hanover, Germany.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A monoclinic mineral containing iron, hydrogen, oxygen, and chlorine. Full definition →
Clipping of Robert + German Kühn + -ite, after Robert Kühn (1911–2000), German mineralogist and professor at Kaliforschungs-Institut der Kali und Salz AG, Hanover, Germany.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.