# menezesite

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A reddish-brown isometric mineral containing barium, hydrogen, magnesium, niobium, oxygen and zirconium

## Etymology
Named in 2006 by Daniel Atencio et al in honour of Luiz Alberto Dias Menezes Filho (1950-2014), Brazilian mineralogist and geologist who first found the mineral.
Menezes + -ite

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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