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armenite

armenite noun: an orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, barium, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.

Noun

armenite (plural armenites)

  1. An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, barium, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
    • Pure armenite is colorless and has well developed prismatic pseudohexagonal crystals with poorly developed terminal faces.1939 June 17, Henrich Neumann, “Armenite, a new mineral”, in Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift, volume 19, page 312
    • All reported armenites are of nearly end-member composition.2003, Hetherington, Callum J., et al., “Formation of armenite in the Berisal Complex, Simplon Region, Switzerland.”, in Swiss Bulletin of Mineralogy and Petrology, volume 83, number 3, page 243

Forms of armenite

pluralarmenites

Origin of armenite

After the Armen mine, Kongsberg, Norway, + -ite

Questions about armenite

What does armenite mean?
Armenite means an orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, barium, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
What part of speech is armenite?
Armenite is a noun.
What is the plural of armenite?
The plural of armenite is armenites.

Words near armenite in the dictionary

  1. Armenicum
  2. Armenid
  3. Armenification
  4. armenism
  5. armenisms
  6. armenite
  7. armenites
  8. Armenize
  9. Armenized
  10. Armenizes
  11. Armenizing

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