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From Sternberg + -ite, after Count Kaspar Sternberg of Prague.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal light brown mineral containing iron, silver, and sulfur. Full definition →
From Sternberg + -ite, after Count Kaspar Sternberg of Prague.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.