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smithsonite

(smit̸h′sə nīt′)

noun

☆ a hard, variously colored, rhombohedral mineral, ZnCO, an ore of zinc; zinc carbonate

Origin: after James Smithson (see Smithsonian Institution) + -ite

See smithsonite in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A mineral, ZnCO₃, sometimes used as a source of zinc.

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Origin: After James Smithson

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