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Named after Italian professor of geology at University of Pavia, Torquato Taramelli (1845–1922), + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
taramellite
Today it means: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing barium, boron, chlorine, iron, lead, magnesium, oxygen, silicon, and titanium. Full definition →