jeremejevite

noun

jer·​e·​me·​jev·​ite

variants or less commonly eremeyevite

ˌ(y)erəˈmā(y)ə|ˌvīt,

|fīt

plural -s

: a mineral AlBO₃ consisting of aluminum borate in colorless or yellowish hexagonal crystals (hardness 6.5, specific gravity 3.28)

Word History

Etymology

French jéréméiéwite, from Pavel V. Eremeev (Jeremeiew) †1899 Russian mineralogist + French -ite -ite

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