ameghinite
English
Etymology
Ameghino + -ite, after the Argentine geologist brothers Carlos Ameghino (1865–1936) and Florentino Ameghino (1854–1911).
Noun
ameghinite (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) A soft monoclinic mineral found in Argentina.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Ameghinite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “ameghinite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.