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)
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)
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012