ameghinite

English

Etymology

Ameghino +‎ -ite, after the Argentine geologist brothers Carlos Ameghino (1865–1936) and Florentino Ameghino (1854–1911).

Noun

ameghinite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) A soft monoclinic mineral found in Argentina.

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Ameghinite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “ameghinite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.