arfvedsonite
[ ahr-vid-suh-nahyt ]
/ ˈɑr vɪd səˌnaɪt /
noun Mineralogy.
a sodium-rich amphibole, occurring in green to black crystals in alkalic rocks.
Origin of arfvedsonite
1830–40; named after J. A.
Arfvedson (died 1841), Swedish chemist; see
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