giuseppettite

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English

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Etymology

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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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Noun

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giuseppettite (usually uncountable, plural giuseppettites)

  1. (mineralogy) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal light violet blue mineral containing aluminum, calcium, chlorine, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and sulfur.

References

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  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Giuseppettite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database, retrieved 14 April 2017.