huntite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A trigonal-trapezohedral mineral containing calcium, carbon, magnesium, and oxygen.

Word forms

huntite huntites

Etymology

From the name of Walter Frederick Hunt (1882–1975), US mineralogist, + -ite.

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