xiphonite

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English

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Etymology

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Named in 1893 by either Dr Gaetano Platania or Giovanni Platania after Xiphonia, Italy, a town near the type locality.

Noun

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xiphonite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy, obsolete) A scoriaceous amphibole with yellow crystals.

French

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Noun

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xiphonite f (uncountable)

  1. xiphonite

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