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Etymology

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From Whitmore +‎ -ite.

Noun

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whitmoreite

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and phosphorus.

References

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