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scorzalite

scorzalite noun: a dark blue phosphate mineral containing iron, magnesium, and aluminium phosphate.

Noun

scorzalite (uncountable)

  1. A dark blue phosphate mineral containing iron, magnesium, and aluminium phosphate.

Origin of scorzalite

From Scorza + -lite, after Brazilian geologist Everisto Pena Scorza (1899–1969).

Questions about scorzalite

What does scorzalite mean?
Scorzalite means a dark blue phosphate mineral containing iron, magnesium, and aluminium phosphate.
What part of speech is scorzalite?
Scorzalite is a noun.

Words near scorzalite in the dictionary

  1. scortation
  2. scortations
  3. scortatory
  4. Scorton
  5. scorza
  6. scorzalite
  7. Scorziello
  8. Scorziellos
  9. scorzonera
  10. scorzoneras
  11. Scorțaru Nou

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