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alleghanyite

alleghanyite noun: a monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.

Noun

alleghanyite (countable and uncountable, plural alleghanyites)

  1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.

Forms of alleghanyite

pluralalleghanyites

Origin of alleghanyite

From Alleghany + -ite. Named in 1932 by Clarence S. Ross and Paul F. Kerr after the type locality: Bald Knob deposit, Sparta, Alleghany County, North Carolina, USA.

Questions about alleghanyite

What does alleghanyite mean?
Alleghanyite means a monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
What part of speech is alleghanyite?
Alleghanyite is a noun.
What is the plural of alleghanyite?
The plural of alleghanyite is alleghanyites.

Words near alleghanyite in the dictionary

  1. allegges
  2. allegging
  3. Alleghanies
  4. Alleghany
  5. Alleghany County
  6. alleghanyite
  7. alleghanyites
  8. Alleghenian
  9. Alleghenies
  10. Allegheny
  11. Allegheny alligator

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