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malladrite

noun
mal·la·drite | \məˈläˌdrīt, ˈmaləˌd-\
plural -s

Definition of malladrite 

: a sodium fluosilicate Na2SiF6 occurring in minute hexagonal crystals in fumaroles in the crater of Vesuvius near Naples in Italy

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History and Etymology for malladrite

Italian, from Alessandro Malladra †1944 Italian geologist + Italian -ite

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