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ferrobustamite

ferrobustamite noun: a triclinic-pinacoidal green mineral containing calcium, iron, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.

Noun

ferrobustamite

  1. A triclinic-pinacoidal green mineral containing calcium, iron, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.

Origin of ferrobustamite

? + -ite the mineral was named for the Mexican mineralogist and botanist Miguel Bustamante y Septiem (1790–1844).

Questions about ferrobustamite

What does ferrobustamite mean?
Ferrobustamite means a triclinic-pinacoidal green mineral containing calcium, iron, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
What part of speech is ferrobustamite?
Ferrobustamite is a noun.

Words near ferrobustamite in the dictionary

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  2. ferroboats
  3. ferroboron
  4. ferroborons
  5. ferrobrucite
  6. ferrobustamite
  7. ferrocalcite
  8. ferrocarbon
  9. ferrocarbon titanium
  10. ferrocarbons
  11. ferrocarpholite

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