"putnisite" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Putnis + -ite, from the name of the discoverers, mineralogists Andrew and Christine Putnis. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Putnis|ite}} Putnis + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} putnisite (uncountable)
  1. A quartz-like mineral, purple in colour, naturally occurring brittle crystals smaller than 0.5 mm, with an orthorhombic crystalline matrix of SrCa₄Cr³⁺₈(CO₃)₈SO₄(OH)₁₆·23H₂O Tags: uncountable
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