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gatelite

gatelite noun: a monoclinic mineral with formula CaCe₃Al₂(Al,Mg)(Mg,Fe2+,Al)(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)₃(O,F)(OH,O)₂.

Noun

gatelite (uncountable)

  1. A monoclinic mineral with formula CaCe₃Al₂(Al,Mg)(Mg,Fe2+,Al)(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)₃(O,F)(OH,O)₂

Origin of gatelite

Named after Pierre Gatel, who was the first president of Association Française de Microminéralogie.

Words formed from gatelite

  • gatelite group
  • gatelite supregroup

Questions about gatelite

What does gatelite mean?
Gatelite means a monoclinic mineral with formula CaCe₃Al₂(Al,Mg)(Mg,Fe2+,Al)(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)₃(O,F)(OH,O)₂.
What part of speech is gatelite?
Gatelite is a noun.

Words near gatelite in the dictionary

  1. Gateley
  2. Gateleys
  3. gatelike
  4. gateline
  5. gatelines
  6. gatelite
  7. Gately
  8. Gatelys
  9. gateman
  10. gatemen
  11. gatepeople

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