bannisterite

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What does bannisterite mean?

A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and zinc.

Where does bannisterite come from?

From Bannister + -ite, after British mineralogist Frederick Allen Bannister.

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