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schlegelite

schlegelite noun: an orthorhombic-dipyramidal yellow mineral containing arsenic, bismuth, calcium, lead, molybdenum, oxygen, phosphorus, and vanadium.

Noun

schlegelite

  1. An orthorhombic-dipyramidal yellow mineral containing arsenic, bismuth, calcium, lead, molybdenum, oxygen, phosphorus, and vanadium.

Origin of schlegelite

Named after German mineral collector Fritz Schlegel who found the mineral, + -ite.

Questions about schlegelite

What does schlegelite mean?
Schlegelite means an orthorhombic-dipyramidal yellow mineral containing arsenic, bismuth, calcium, lead, molybdenum, oxygen, phosphorus, and vanadium.
What part of speech is schlegelite?
Schlegelite is a noun.

Words near schlegelite in the dictionary

  1. Schlee
  2. Schlees
  3. Schlegel diagram
  4. Schlegel diagrams
  5. Schlegelian
  6. schlegelite
  7. Schlei
  8. Schleicher
  9. Schleicher County
  10. Schleicherian
  11. Schleichers

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