eosphorite
Meanings
noun
- An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.
Word forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἠώς (Ēṓs, “dawn”) + -φόρος (-phóros, “bearing”) + -ite, in reference to the pink colour of the mineral.
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