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gar·ni·er·ite (gär′nē ər īt′)

noun

a green, soft, amorphous mineral, hydrous nickel magnesium silicate, (Ni, Mg)SiO(OH), that is an ore of nickel and is used as a gem

Etymology: after J. Garnier, 19th-c. Fr geologist

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