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curetonite

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English

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Etymology

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From Cureton +‎ -ite. Named for Forrest and Michael Cureton who found the mineral.[1]

Noun

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curetonite (plural curetonites)

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, barium, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and titanium.

Descendants

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  • Translingual: Cut

References

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  1. ^ David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Curetonite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.

Further reading

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  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Curetonite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
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