Etymology

vyuntspakhkite

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Today it means: A mineral comprising mostly aluminosilicates of yttrium, ytterbium and various lanthanides. Full definition →

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From or cognate to Russian вюнцпахки́т (vjuncpaxkít), from the name of a mountain Вюнцпа́хк (Vjuncpáxk, “Vyuntspakhk”) on the Kola peninsula in Russia, where it is presumably found.

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