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montebrasite

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[mon-tee-brah-zahyt] / ˌmɒn tiˈbrɑ zaɪt /

noun

  1. a mineral, lithium aluminum hydroxyl phosphate, LiAlPO 4 (OH), isomorphous with amblygonite, used as an ore of lithium.

Etymology

Origin of montebrasite

1870–75; after Montebras, locale in central France (Creuse); see -ite 1

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