A mineral composed of zinc sulfide, named after an important or notable person or place, typically in mineralogy.
This is a scientific mineral name, following the modern convention of mineralogy to name minerals after people or places. The '-ite' suffix indicates a mineral, derived from Greek '-ites' (stone). The 'gage' component likely references a notable geologist or location.
Mineralogists have named over 5,000 minerals, and many carry the names of the scientists who discovered them or the locations where they were found—gageite is part of this tradition where every new mineral becomes a small immortality in the periodic table!
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