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varulite

noun
va·​ru·​lite | \ ˈvärəˌlÄ«t\
plural -s

Definition of varulite

: a mineral (Na,Ca)(Mn,Fe)2(PO4)2 consisting of manganese, sodium, and calcium with minor amounts of iron, isomorphous with hühnerkobelite, and isostructural with triphylite and lithiophilite

History and Etymology for varulite

Swedish varulit, from Varuträsk, locality in northern Sweden + Swedish -lit -lite

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