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noun 
  1. (mineralogy) a mineral, a basic calcium, aluminium and iron aluminosilicate, which occurs in stalagtitic aggregates or curved crystals
Etymology: After Hendrik Von Prehn, Dutch colonial governor
  • Note: This was the first mineral to be named after a person


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