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niocalite

niocalite noun: a monoclinic-domatic light yellow mineral containing calcium, fluorine, niobium, oxygen, and silicon.

Noun

niocalite

  1. A monoclinic-domatic light yellow mineral containing calcium, fluorine, niobium, oxygen, and silicon.

Origin of niocalite

Named for its composition of (NIO)bium and (CAL)cium, + -ite.

Questions about niocalite

What does niocalite mean?
Niocalite means a monoclinic-domatic light yellow mineral containing calcium, fluorine, niobium, oxygen, and silicon.
What part of speech is niocalite?
Niocalite is a noun.

Words near niocalite in the dictionary

  1. niobokupletskite
  2. niobophyllite
  3. niobous
  4. Niobrara
  5. Niobrara County
  6. niocalite
  7. niometacin
  8. niopo
  9. Niort
  10. NIOSH
  11. niosomal

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