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English
Etymology
Named in 1967 by D. B. Pattiaratchi, Esko Saari, and Thure Georg Sahama in honor of Ananda Coomaraswamy + -ite.
Noun
anandite (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) A usually monoclinic mineral of the mica group.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Anandite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “anandite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.