Garnierite Definition

gärnē-ə-rīt
noun
A green, soft, amorphous mineral, hydrous nickel magnesium silicate, (Ni, Mg)3 Si2O5(OH)4, that is an ore of nickel and is used as a gem.
Webster's New World

A green nickel ore found in fissures of weathered ultramafic rocks.

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Other Word Forms of Garnierite

Noun

Singular:
garnierite
Plural:
garnierites

Origin of Garnierite

  • After Jules Garnier , 19th-century French geologist

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Jules Garnier, its discoverer, and -ite.

    From Wiktionary

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Words Starting With

GGAGAR

Words Ending With

ETEITE

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