English Explanatory Dictionary

merwinite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.

Word forms

merwinite

Etymology

After Herbert Eugene Merwin, American mineralogist, + -ite.

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