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Etymology edit

Stoppani +‎ -ite, after Francesco Saverio Stoppani, Italian lawyer and collector of minerals.

Noun edit

stoppaniite

  1. (mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal light blue mineral containing aluminum, beryllium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.

References edit

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

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