palermoite

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noun

An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, lithium, oxygen, phosphorus, sodium, and strontium.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

noun
  1. chemistryAn orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, lithium, oxygen, phosphorus, sodium, and strontium.

Origin

After Palermo (a mine in New Hampshire, USA) + -ite.

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