garnierite

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(gärnē ə rīt′)


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gar•ni•er•ite  (gärnē ə rīt′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mineralogya mineral, hydrous nickel magnesium silicate, occurring in earthy, green masses: an important ore of nickel.
  • 1875; named after Jules Garnier (died 1904), French geologist; see -ite1

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