Mineral Names from Toponyms
Abstract Of the nearly 1,500 minerals which have names commonly used among English-speaking geologists, approximately one fifth bear names derived from placenames, usually those places at which or near where the mineral was first found or is found in significant amounts. A complete list of the names...
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University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
1989-06-01
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| author | Breandán S. Mac Aodha |
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Of the nearly 1,500 minerals which have names commonly used among English-speaking geologists, approximately one fifth bear names derived from placenames, usually those places at which or near where the mineral was first found or is found in significant amounts. A complete list of the names of these minerals shows that places in Europe have contributed nearly half of these names and the Americas another fourth.
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| spelling | doaj.art-cd8fddc39f264c4199b8d56e0a403e992022-12-22T03:42:05ZengUniversity Library System, University of PittsburghNames0027-77381756-22791989-06-0137110.1179/nam.1989.37.1.19Mineral Names from ToponymsBreandán S. Mac AodhaAbstract Of the nearly 1,500 minerals which have names commonly used among English-speaking geologists, approximately one fifth bear names derived from placenames, usually those places at which or near where the mineral was first found or is found in significant amounts. A complete list of the names of these minerals shows that places in Europe have contributed nearly half of these names and the Americas another fourth. http://ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/view/1201 |
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