brianite
Meanings
noun
- A phosphate mineral with the chemical formula Na₂CaMg(PO₄)₂, first identified in an iron meteorite.
Word forms
Etymology
From Brian + -ite after Brian Harold Mason, a pioneer in meteoritics.
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