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See also: Bertrandite
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Bertrand + -ite, named after French mineralogist Émile Bertrand (1844-1909) in 1883.[1]
Noun
[edit]bertrandite (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) A basic beryllium sorosilicate that is an ore of beryllium.
Further reading
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Bertrandite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “bertrandite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
- ^ Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997
French
[edit]Noun
[edit]bertrandite f (plural bertrandites)