Etymology

sanbornite

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Today it means: A rare orthorhombic barium phyllosilicate mineral. Full definition →

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The story

From Sanborn + -ite, after mineralogist Frank B. Sanborn (1862-1936).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.