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- noun mineralogy A soft
monoclinic mineral found inArgentina .
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After Argentine geologist brothers, Carlos Ameghino (1865–1936) and Florentino Ameghino (1854–1911) + -ite.
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hernesheir commented on the word ameghinite
A sodium-rich borax mineral named after los hermanos Ameghino, Argentinian geologists.
June 2, 2010