"duporthite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: duporthites [plural]
Etymology: Named after Duporth (a town in Cornwall, England, where this mineral occurred) + -ite. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||ite}} + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun}} duporthite (plural duporthites)
  1. (mineralogy) A rare asbestiform mineral, a mixture of talc and chlorite. Wikipedia link: Duporth Categories (topical): Minerals

Inflected forms

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