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geikielite

geikielite noun: a trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing magnesium, oxygen, and titanium.

Noun

geikielite (countable and uncountable, plural geikielites)

  1. A trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing magnesium, oxygen, and titanium.
    • The free energy remains negative throughout the whole temperature range, indicating that the association forstorite + ilmenite is thermodynamically more stable than foyalite + geikielite.1948, Frank K. McIntosh, McHenry Mosier, Investigation of Wood Chromite Mine Area Lancaster County, PA, page 7

Forms of geikielite

pluralgeikielites

Origin of geikielite

Named after Scottish geologist Sir Archibald Geikie (1835–1924) + -lite.

Questions about geikielite

What does geikielite mean?
Geikielite means a trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing magnesium, oxygen, and titanium.
What part of speech is geikielite?
Geikielite is a noun.
What is the plural of geikielite?
The plural of geikielite is geikielites.

Words near geikielite in the dictionary

  1. geigerite
  2. Geiger–Müller tube
  3. Geiger–Müller tubes
  4. geijerin
  5. Geikie
  6. geikielite
  7. geikielites
  8. Geikies
  9. geikiid
  10. geikiids
  11. geiko

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