wiikite

noun

wiik·​ite

ˈvēˌkīt

plural -s

: a mineral consisting probably of a mixture of samarskite, betafite, and perhaps allanite and occurring in pegmatite in Impilakhti parish on Lake Ladoga, Finland

Word History

Etymology

Swedish wiikit, from F. J. Wiik †1909 Finnish mineralogist + Swedish -it -ite

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