Meanings
- uncountablechemistryA calcium iron phosphate mineral with the chemical formula Ca₂Fe²⁺₃Mg₂Be₄(PO₄)₆(OH)₄·6H₂O.
Origin
From Atencio + -ite, named after mineralogist Daniel Atencio.
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