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bartonite

UK/ˈbɑː(ɹ)tənaɪt/

bartonite noun: a tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal black brown mineral containing iron, potassium, and sulfur.

Noun

bartonite

  1. A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal black brown mineral containing iron, potassium, and sulfur.

Origin of bartonite

From Barton + -ite, after Paul B. Barton, Jr., sulfide petrologist with the U.S. Geological Society.

Questions about bartonite

What does bartonite mean?
Bartonite means a tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal black brown mineral containing iron, potassium, and sulfur.
What part of speech is bartonite?
Bartonite is a noun.
How do you pronounce bartonite?
Bartonite is pronounced /ˈbɑː(ɹ)tənaɪt/ (UK).

Words near bartonite in the dictionary

  1. bartonellas
  2. bartonelloses
  3. bartonellosis
  4. Bartones
  5. Bartonian
  6. bartonite
  7. bartons
  8. Bartonville
  9. bartop
  10. bartops
  11. Bartos

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