stoppaniite

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noun

A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal light blue mineral containing aluminum, beryllium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.

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Meanings

noun
  1. chemistryA hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal light blue mineral containing aluminum, beryllium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.

Origin

From Italian Stoppani + -ite, after Francesco Saverio Stoppani, Italian lawyer and collector of minerals.

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APA

stoppaniite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stoppaniite

MLA

“stoppaniite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stoppaniite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stoppaniite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stoppaniite.

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