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paigeite Min.|ˈpeɪdʒaɪt|
[f. the name of Sidney Paige (1880–1968), U.S. geologist + -ite1.]
A borate of iron and magnesium, (FeII,Mg)2FeIIIBO5 with more ferrous iron than magnesium, which is found as black orthorhombic crystals.
1908Knopf & Schaller in Amer. Jrnl. Sci. CLXXV. 324 The other mineral, for which we propose the name paigeite, in honor of Mr. Sidney Paige of the Geological Survey, was found at two localities, at Brooks Mountain [Alaska] in loose blocks, and at Ear Mountain, 40 miles to the northeast, in situ. 1954[see hulsite]. 1961Doklady Earth Sci. CXXXIV. 1004 (heading) On the discovery of warwickite and paigeite in Precambrian dolomitic marbles of North Korea. |