ameghinite

English

Etymology

From Ameghino +‎ -ite, after the Argentine geologist brothers Carlos Ameghino (1865–1936) and Florentino Ameghino (1854–1911).

Noun

ameghinite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A soft monoclinic mineral found in Argentina.

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