bertrandite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A basic beryllium sorosilicate that is an ore of beryllium.

Word forms

bertrandite bertrandites

Etymology

From Bertrand + -ite, named after French mineralogist Émile Bertrand (1844-1909) in 1883.

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