murataite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An isometric-hextetrahedral black mineral that is a basic oxide and fluoride of yttrium, sodium, zinc, iron, titanium and niobium

Word forms

murataite

Etymology

From Murata + -ite, named after American geochemist Kiguma Jack Murata.

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