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From German Zinnwald + -ite, after what is now the town of Cínovec.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
zinnwaldite
Today it means: A mineral with monoclinic crystals, KLiFe²⁺Al(AlSi₃)O₁₀(F,OH)₂, of the mica group. Full definition →
Today it means: A mineral with monoclinic crystals, KLiFe²⁺Al(AlSi₃)O₁₀(F,OH)₂, of the mica group. Full definition →
From German Zinnwald + -ite, after what is now the town of Cínovec.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.