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taaffeite
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English
Etymology
Taaffe + -ite, after Edward Charles Richard Taaffe (1898-1967), Irish gemmologist, who discovered it in a sample set of spinel from whence it was miscategorized
Pronunciation
Noun
taaffeite (plural taaffeites)
- (mineralogy) A rare mauve gemstone with a hexagonal crystal structure.
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
- magnesiotaaffeite
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2025), “Taaffeite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “taaffeite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.
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