Alleghanyite

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Noun
  1. 1
    A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and silicon. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Alleghany + -ite. Named in 1932 by Clarence S. Ross and Paul F. Kerr after the type locality: Bald Knob deposit, Sparta, Alleghany County, North Carolina, USA.

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