cummingtonite

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cummingtonite — A magnesium-iron silicate mineral named after Cummington, Massachusetts, where it was first identified in 1824. Geologists say it with a straight face at every conference.

“Cummingtonite forms in metamorphic rocks under high temperature and pressure.”