taranakite

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English

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Etymology

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Taranaki + -ite, from its original discovery on the Sugar Loaf Islands, off the coast of Taranaki, New Zealand.

Noun

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taranakite

  1. (mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and potassium.

References

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