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reinerite

reinerite noun: an orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing arsenic, oxygen, and zinc.

Noun

reinerite

  1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing arsenic, oxygen, and zinc.

Origin of reinerite

Named in 1958 by Bruno H. Geier and K. Weber in honour of Willy Reiner (1895-1965), Senior Chemist at the Tsumeb Corporation, Namibia, who analyzed the type material Reiner + -ite

Questions about reinerite

What does reinerite mean?
Reinerite means an orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing arsenic, oxygen, and zinc.
What part of speech is reinerite?
Reinerite is a noun.

Words near reinerite in the dictionary

  1. Reinecks
  2. reined
  3. reined in
  4. reined up
  5. Reiner
  6. reinerite
  7. Reiners
  8. Reinert
  9. Reinerts
  10. Reinertson
  11. Reinertsons

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