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- noun A mineral occurring in rhombohedral crystals of a yellow, red, or brown color. It consists of sulphate and phosphate of aluminium and calcium.
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- noun mineralogy A
rhombohedral mineral with thechemical formula SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6.
Etymologies
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Svanberg + -ite, after Swedish chemist Lars Fredrik Svanberg (1805–1878).
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