Etymology

scorzalite

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Today it means: A dark blue phosphate mineral containing iron, magnesium, and aluminium phosphate. Full definition →

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The story

From Scorza + -lite, after Brazilian geologist Everisto Pena Scorza (1899–1969).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.