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biotite

bio·tite

UK/ˈbaɪəˌtaɪt/ US/ˈbaɪʌˌtaɪt/ uncommon

noun

Origin

From Biot + -ite, named by J.F.L. Hausmann in 1847 in honour of the French physicist Jean-Baptiste Biot, who, in 1816, researched the optical properties of mica, discovering many unique properties.

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