Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of scientific terms with Scottish connections).
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CALDERITE. Geol. A silico-iron and manganese rock, called after James Calder, of Nairn, by H. Piddington (1851 Journal Asiat. Soc. Bengal XIX. 145). The name was later transferred to a massive iron-manganese garnet, commonly associated with the rock.
