barbertonite

English

Etymology

From Barberton +‎ -ite, after Barberton district, Transvaal, South Africa.

Noun

barbertonite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A magnesium chromium carbonate mineral, a hexagonal polymorph of stichtite.

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