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garnierite

garnierite noun: a green nickel ore found in fissures of weathered ultramafic rocks.

Noun

garnierite (plural garnierites)

  1. A green nickel ore found in fissures of weathered ultramafic rocks

Forms of garnierite

pluralgarnierites

Origin of garnierite

From Garnier + -ite, after Jules Garnier, its discoverer.

Words formed from garnierite

Questions about garnierite

What does garnierite mean?
Garnierite means a green nickel ore found in fissures of weathered ultramafic rocks.
What part of speech is garnierite?
Garnierite is a noun.
What is the plural of garnierite?
The plural of garnierite is garnierites.

Words near garnierite in the dictionary

  1. Garnica
  2. Garnicas
  3. garniec
  4. garniecs
  5. Garnier
  6. garnierite
  7. garnierites
  8. garnieritic
  9. Garniers
  10. garnish
  11. garnish bolt

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