nocerite
/ˈnəʊsərʌɪt/Mineralogy. Now historical
noun
A mineral originally regarded as an oxyfluoride of calcium and magnesium, but later recognized as identical with the mineral fluoborite, Mg3BO3(F,OH)3.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in James Dana (1813–1895), geologist, zoologist, and teacher. From Nocera, the name of a town near Salerno, southern Italy, near which the mineral was found + -ite, after Italian nocerina.
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