Katoforite

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German

Etymology

Coined by Waldemar Christofer Brøgger in 1894 from Ancient Greek κατώφορος (katṓphoros, “having a downward tendency”) and -ite. Brøgger (1894:37) wrote "Ich will hiermit für diese Reihe den Namen Katoforite vorschlagen (aus dem griechischen Worte κατώφορος = sich herab bewegend, mit Anspielung auf die Änderung der Lage der c-Achse zur Vertikalachse mit der Annäherung zum Arfvedsonit innerhalb dieser Reihe)."

Noun

Katoforite f (genitive Katoforite, plural Katforiten)

  1. (mineralogy) katophorite

Declension

Declension of Katoforite
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Katoforite die Katforiten
genitive einer der Katoforite der Katforiten
dative einer der Katoforite den Katforiten
accusative eine die Katoforite die Katforiten

References

  • Waldemar Christofer Brøgger (1894) Die Eruptivgesteine des Kristianiagebietes. I. Die Gesteine der Grorudit-Tinguait-Serie‎ (in German)
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