gurhofiten.
/ˈɡəːhəʊfʌɪt/ Mineralogy.
A variety of dolomite containing more than the normal amount of calcium.
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pearl spar1793
miemite1804
rhomb spar1804
gurhofite1816
brown-spar1843
pennite1850
tharandite1850
kutnahorite1907
huntite1953
protodolomite1955
1814 T. Allan Mineral. Nomencl. 26 Gurhofian.]
1816 R. Jameson Min. (ed. 2) II. 112 Gurhofite. Gurhofian, Karsten.
1892 E. S. Dana J. D. Dana's Syst. Mineral. (ed. 6) 273 Gurhofian, or gurhofite; snow-white and subtranslucent.
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