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noun
A monoclinic mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, molybdenum, oxygen, phosphorus, sodium, and strontium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
A group of said minerals with a common chemical base.
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Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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History
Named after Mexican geologist Heriberto Mendoza Avila (1924–), who discovered the mineral, + -ite. The mineral was given the suffix of -NaFe in 2010 when more related species were discovered to differentiate it from other species of alternate element dominance.
