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lingunite

lingunite noun: a tetragonal high pressure form of albite, a tektosilicate mineral found in meteorites with formula NaAlSi₃O₈ although calcium may substitute for sodium.

Noun

lingunite

  1. A tetragonal high pressure form of albite, a tektosilicate mineral found in meteorites with formula NaAlSi₃O₈ although calcium may substitute for sodium.

Origin of lingunite

Named after Lin-gun Liu who first synthesized the material in 1978 at the Australian National University + -ite

Questions about lingunite

What does lingunite mean?
Lingunite means a tetragonal high pressure form of albite, a tektosilicate mineral found in meteorites with formula NaAlSi₃O₈ although calcium may substitute for sodium.
What part of speech is lingunite?
Lingunite is a noun.

Words near lingunite in the dictionary

  1. linguliform
  2. linguliformean
  3. linguliforms
  4. linguloid
  5. linguloids
  6. lingunite
  7. linguo-
  8. linguo-dental
  9. linguo-dentals
  10. linguo-nasal
  11. linguo-nasals

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