bertrandite

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bûrtrən dīt′)


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ber•trand•ite  (bûrtrən dīt′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mineralogya mineral, hydrous beryllium silicate, Be4Si2O7(OH)2, colorless or pale yellow, with a vitreous luster, occurring as tabular or prismatic crystals in pegmatites and hydrothermal veins.
  • French, after English. Bertrand, French mineralogist, who first described it; see -ite1
  • 1885–90

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