brianite

English

Etymology

Brian +‎ -ite after Brian Harold Mason, a pioneer in meteoritics.

Noun

brianite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A phosphate mineral with the chemical formula Na2CaMg(PO4)2, first identified in an iron meteorite.

Further reading

  • “Brianite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • brianite mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016

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