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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of scientific terms with Scottish connections).
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HOPEITE. Geol. A hydrated zinc orthophosphate, with a dimorphic form parahopeite (1823 Trans. Royal Soc. Edb. X. 107).
[Named by Sir David Brewster after T. C. Hope (1766–1844), Professor of Chemistry at Edinburgh.]
