Etymology

wadalite

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Today it means: A vitreous nesosilicate of calcium, aluminium and magnesium Full definition →

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The story

From Wada + -lite; named in 1993 after Japanese geologist Tsunashiro Wada (1856-1920).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.