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niobophyllite

niobophyllite noun: a triclinic brown mineral containing fluorine, hydrogen, iron, manganese, niobium, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and titanium.

Noun

niobophyllite

  1. A triclinic brown mineral containing fluorine, hydrogen, iron, manganese, niobium, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and titanium.

Origin of niobophyllite

For its composition of niobium, and Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”) for its foliated crystal habit, + -ite.

Questions about niobophyllite

What does niobophyllite mean?
Niobophyllite means a triclinic brown mineral containing fluorine, hydrogen, iron, manganese, niobium, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and titanium.
What part of speech is niobophyllite?
Niobophyllite is a noun.

Words near niobophyllite in the dictionary

  1. niobiums
  2. niobocarbide
  3. niobocene
  4. niobocenes
  5. niobokupletskite
  6. niobophyllite
  7. niobous
  8. Niobrara
  9. Niobrara County
  10. niocalite
  11. niometacin

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