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- noun mineralogy A
mineral with the chemical formula ZnCu3(OH)6Cl2, light green or blue-green with avitreous lustre .
Etymologies
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Herbert Smith (1872-1953), mineralogist, and -ite.
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In concluding, the authors suggest that experimentalists look at materials similar to herbertsmithite , as these be able to hold a quantum critical point in the XY* class that they discovered in their work.
Ars Technica Matt Ford 2012
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