raadeite

English

Etymology

From Raade +‎ -ite; named after Dr. Gunnar Raade (1944-), in recognition of his contribution to the mineralogy of magnesium phosphates.

Noun

raadeite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A colorless mineral, heptamagnesium diphosphate octahydroxy: Mg7(PO4)2(OH)8.

References

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Raadeite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.

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