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brazilianite Min.|brəˈzɪlɪənaɪt|
[f. Brazil1 3 (where it was first discovered) + -ian + -ite1 2 b.]
†1. = wavellite. Obs.
1818J. Mawe Descr. Catal. Min. (ed. 3) 54 Wavellite..Brazilianite. Occurs massive; botroidal; and crystallized in flat rhombic prisms.
2. A mineral consisting of a basic phosphate of sodium and aluminium.
1945Pough & Henderson in Amer. Mineralogist XXX. 574 The authors decided that such an important mineral should bear the name of its country of origin... Our..choice was brazilianite. 1947Times 9 Jan. 7/4 A new mineral of gem quality named Brazilianite. |