rankinite
/ˈraŋkɪnʌɪt/Mineralogy
noun
A colourless or white mineral occurring as prisms or, more commonly, in massive form, especially as a constituent of skarns and in blast-furnace slag.
- Rankinite is a silicate of calcium, Ca3Si2O7, that is dimorphous with kilchoanite. Crystal system: monoclinic..
Origin
1940s. From the name of G. A. Rankin, U.S. physical chemist + -ite.
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