laachite

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noun

A brown monoclinic mineral containing calcium, iron, manganese, niobium, oxygen, titanium and zirconium

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Meanings

noun
  1. chemistryA brown monoclinic mineral containing calcium, iron, manganese, niobium, oxygen, titanium and zirconium

Origin

Named after the type locality: den Dellen quarries, Mendig, Laach Lake volcanic complex, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Laach + -ite

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