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From the name of Jack Zektzer, who recognised that the mineral (originally misidentified as morganite) was unknown, + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A mineral of agpaitic granites. Full definition →
From the name of Jack Zektzer, who recognised that the mineral (originally misidentified as morganite) was unknown, + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.