nizamoffite

Meaning

Noun

A colourless orthorhombic mineral containing hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, phosphorus, and zinc.

Origin

Named in honour of James W. Nizamoff (born 1971), researcher of the mineralogy of the Palermo pegmatites at North Groton, New Hampshire, who discovered the mineral.
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