"afwillite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: afwillites [plural]
Etymology: Alpheus Fuller Williams (1874-1953) of the De Beers diamond company, and -ite. Head templates: {{en-noun}} afwillite (plural afwillites)
  1. (mineralogy) A calcium hydroxide nesosilicate mineral, occurring as glassy, colourless to white prismatic monoclinic crystals.

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