tacharanite

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What does tacharanite mean?

A monoclinic white mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.

Where does tacharanite come from?

Named from the Gaelic tàcharan, a changeling + -ite, because when this poorly studied mineral was discovered, it was first supposed that on standing in air it breaks down to form other compounds (tobermorite and gyrolite).

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