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erikite

noun
er·​ik·​ite | \ ˈerə̇ˌkīt\
plural -s

Definition of erikite

: a mineral consisting of a silicate and phosphate of the cerium metals that is of uncertain composition and occurs in brown orthorhombic crystals

History and Etymology for erikite

German or Danish erikit, from Erik (Eric) the Red, 10th century Norwegian-Icelandic explorer who organized the first white settlements of Greenland, the mineral's locality + German or Danish -it -ite

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