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rockbridgeite

noun
rock·bridge·ite | \ˈräkˌbriˌjīt\
plural -s

Definition of rockbridgeite 

: a mineral (FeIIFe4III(PO4)3(OH)5) consisting of a basic phosphate of iron isomorphous with frondelite

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History and Etymology for rockbridgeite

Rockbridge County, west central Virginia, its locality + English -ite

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