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prehnite

prehnite noun: a mineral, a basic calcium, aluminium and iron aluminosilicate, which occurs in stalactitic aggregates or curved crystals, Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂.

prehnite: a mineral, a basic calcium, aluminium and iron aluminosilicate, which occurs in stalactitic...
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Noun

prehnite (countable and uncountable, plural prehnites)

  1. A mineral, a basic calcium, aluminium and iron aluminosilicate, which occurs in stalactitic aggregates or curved crystals, Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂.

Forms of prehnite

pluralprehnites

Origin of prehnite

Named after Dutch colonial governor of Cape of Good Hope Hendrik van Prehn in 1788, Dutch colonial governor. This was the first mineral to be named after a person.

Words formed from prehnite

Questions about prehnite

What does prehnite mean?
Prehnite means a mineral, a basic calcium, aluminium and iron aluminosilicate, which occurs in stalactitic aggregates or curved crystals, Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂.
What part of speech is prehnite?
Prehnite is a noun.
What is the plural of prehnite?
The plural of prehnite is prehnites.

Words near prehnite in the dictionary

  1. prehistorically
  2. prehistorics
  3. prehistories
  4. prehistory
  5. Prehn
  6. prehnite
  7. prehnitene
  8. prehnites
  9. prehnitic
  10. prehnitic acid
  11. Prehns

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