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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of scientific terms with Scottish connections).
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CALEDONITE. Geol. A copper sulphate-carbonate of lead, in crystalline form (1832 Traité Élémentaire de Minéralogie II. 367).
[Named by F. S. Beudant after Caledonia, the mineral being found in the Leadhills area of Scotland.]
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