Etymology

schoenfliesite

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Today it means: An isometric-diploidal reddish brown mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, and tin. Full definition →

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From Schoenflies + -ite, after Arthur Moritz Schoenflies (1853-1928), professor of mathematics at the University of Frankfurt.

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