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ihleite

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English

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Etymology

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Ihle +‎ -ite. Named 1876 after Ihle, superintendent of mines at Mokrá (formerly Mugrau).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ihleite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) The mineral copiapite. [from 1876]

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “ihleite, n.”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
  2. ^ James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Ihleite”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume V (H–K), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 574, column 3.
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