murataite

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English

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Etymology

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From Murata +‎ -ite, named after American geochemist Kiguma Jack Murata.

Noun

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murataite

  1. (mineralogy) An isometric-hextetrahedral black mineral that is a basic oxide and fluoride of yttrium, sodium, zinc, iron, titanium and niobium

References

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  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Murataite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.