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hellandite

hellandite noun: a monoclinic borosilicate mineral containing rare earths, aluminium and calcium.

Noun

hellandite (uncountable)

  1. A monoclinic borosilicate mineral containing rare earths, aluminium and calcium.

Origin of hellandite

Named after Amund Theodor Helland born 11 October 1846 in Bergen, Norway, who was a geology professor at Royal Frederick University. + -ite

Questions about hellandite

What does hellandite mean?
Hellandite means a monoclinic borosilicate mineral containing rare earths, aluminium and calcium.
What part of speech is hellandite?
Hellandite is a noun.

Words near hellandite in the dictionary

  1. hellacool
  2. Helladic
  3. hellafied
  4. hellagood
  5. Helland
  6. hellandite
  7. Hellands
  8. Hellanodic
  9. Hellanodics
  10. Hellanodikai
  11. Hellanodikas

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