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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†MORVENITE. Geol. A synonym of harmotone (1836 T. Thomson Outlines Mineralogy I. 351).
[Named from Morven in Argyll where it is found.]
