GRAFTONITE


Meaning of GRAFTONITE in English

ˈgraftəˌnīt noun

( -s )

Etymology: Grafton, N.H. + English -ite

: a mineral (Fe,Mn,Ca) 3 (PO 4 ) 2 consisting of an iron manganese calcium phosphate occurring in salmon-pink laminated intergrowths with triphylite (hardness 5, specific gravity 3.7)

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