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juanitaite

UK/wɑːˈniː.təˌaɪt//wɑˈni.təˌaɪt/

juanitaite noun: a tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing arsenic, bismuth, calcium, copper, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen.

Noun

juanitaite

  1. A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing arsenic, bismuth, calcium, copper, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen.
    • […] juanitaite, cornwallite, mixite, olivenite, scorodite, pharmacosiderite, philipsburgite, and tyrolite can be collected on the mine dumps. Austinite and juanitaite were first found and identified at the Gold Hill mine.2005, Carl L. Ege, Selected Mining Districts of Utah, Utah Geological Survey, →ISBN, page 5
    Synonyms:
    Jni

Synonyms of juanitaite

Origin of juanitaite

From Juanita + -ite, named after Juanita A. Curtis (1917–2006), an American amateur mineral collector who discovered it.

Questions about juanitaite

What does juanitaite mean?
Juanitaite means a tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing arsenic, bismuth, calcium, copper, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen.
What part of speech is juanitaite?
Juanitaite is a noun.
How do you pronounce juanitaite?
Juanitaite is pronounced /wɑːˈniː.təˌaɪt/ (UK).

Words near juanitaite in the dictionary

  1. Juang
  2. juanilama
  3. Juanita
  4. Juanita Doe
  5. Juanita Does
  6. juanitaite
  7. juanite
  8. juans
  9. Juarbe
  10. Juarbes
  11. juarez

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