Etymology

zwieselite

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Today it means: A brown to black mineral containing manganese, iron, phosphorus, oxygen, and fluorine. Full definition →

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The story

Named for type locality Zwiesel (in Bavaria, Germany) + -ite.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.