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whitmoreite

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  • noun mineralogy A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and phosphorus.

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  • Whitmore owns the Palermo mines in North Groton, N.H., a source of the granite-type rock known as pegmatite, as well as about 150 other minerals including whitmoreite, named in his honor.

    burlingtonfreepress.com - 2010

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