Wiktionary

murataite

English edit

Etymology edit

From Murata +‎ -ite, named after American geochemist Kiguma Jack Murata.

Noun edit

murataite

  1. (mineralogy) An isometric-hextetrahedral black mineral that is a basic oxide and fluoride of yttrium, sodium, zinc, iron, titanium and niobium

References edit

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Murataite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
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