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noun
A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal light violet blue mineral containing aluminum, calcium, chlorine, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and sulfur.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Italian Giuseppetti, a surname derived from Giuseppetto, diminutive of the male given name Giuseppe (“Joseph”) + -ite; named after Italian mineralogist Giuseppe Giuseppetti.
