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  • noun mineralogy A mineral, Na(Ca,Mn++)Al(PO4)(F,OH)3.

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Viitaniemi +‎ -ite

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  • I like the pairs of "i" in this name for this mineral in the phosphate group. Named after its discovery locality, Viitaniemi, Eräjärvi, Orivesi, Finland.

    June 8, 2010