giuseppettite
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Italian Giuseppetti, a surname derived from Giuseppetto, diminutive of the male given name Giuseppe (“Joseph”) + -ite; named after Italian mineralogist Giuseppe Giuseppetti.
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[edit]Noun
[edit]giuseppettite (usually uncountable, plural giuseppettites)
- (mineralogy) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal light violet blue mineral containing aluminum, calcium, chlorine, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and sulfur.
References
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Giuseppettite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database, retrieved 14 April 2017.