murataite

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noun

An isometric-hextetrahedral black mineral that is a basic oxide and fluoride of yttrium, sodium, zinc, iron, titanium and niobium

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Meanings

noun
  1. chemistryAn isometric-hextetrahedral black mineral that is a basic oxide and fluoride of yttrium, sodium, zinc, iron, titanium and niobium

Origin

From Murata + -ite, named after American geochemist Kiguma Jack Murata.

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