Berzeliite

/bɛrˈzeɪliˌaɪt/ noun

Definition

A rare mineral containing calcium, sodium, and magnesium silicates.

Etymology

Named after the same Jöns Jacob Berzelius, the Swedish chemist, combined with the mineral suffix -ite; multiple minerals were named in his honor due to his scientific prominence.

Kelly Says

It's funny that different minerals named after the same person often have slightly different endings (-anite vs. -ite), which creates a kind of scientific legacy where one person's name gets scattered across the periodic table.

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