ampangabeite

noun

am·​pan·​ga·​be·​ite

ˌämˌpänˈgäbēˌīt

plural -s

: a mineral consisting of a tantalo-niobate (as of yttrium, erbium, or uranium) occurring in reddish brown rectangular prisms

Word History

Etymology

French ampangabéite, from Ampangabé, Madagascar, its locality + French -ite

First Known Use

circa 1912, in the meaning defined above

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