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Named after Belgian mineralogist René Van Tassel (1916–2013), + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
vantasselite
Today it means: A rare, white, orthorhombic aluminium phosphate mineral. Full definition →
Today it means: A rare, white, orthorhombic aluminium phosphate mineral. Full definition →
Named after Belgian mineralogist René Van Tassel (1916–2013), + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.