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From Sakurai + -ite, named after Japanese amateur mineralogist Kin-ichi Sakurai.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: An isometric mineral containing copper, indium, iron, silver, sulfur, tin, and zinc. Full definition →
From Sakurai + -ite, named after Japanese amateur mineralogist Kin-ichi Sakurai.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.