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From Swedish Welin + -ite; named after Swedish mineralogist Eric Welin (1923–2014).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
welinite
Today it means: A red trigonal mineral which is a manganese, tungsten silicate. Full definition →
Today it means: A red trigonal mineral which is a manganese, tungsten silicate. Full definition →
From Swedish Welin + -ite; named after Swedish mineralogist Eric Welin (1923–2014).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.