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From Steller + -ite, named after its discoverer Georg Wilhelm Steller.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A hydrated calcium aluminosilicate zeolite, similar to stilbite. Full definition →
From Steller + -ite, named after its discoverer Georg Wilhelm Steller.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.