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skaergaardite

skaergaardite noun: an isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing copper, gold, iron, lead, palladium, platinum, tellurium, tin, and zinc.

Noun

skaergaardite

  1. An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing copper, gold, iron, lead, palladium, platinum, tellurium, tin, and zinc.

Origin of skaergaardite

Named after the Skaergaard intrusion in Greenland, possibly from Danish skærgård (or the older spelling Skærgaard), see “skærgård” in Den Danske Ordbog. ? + -ite

Questions about skaergaardite

What does skaergaardite mean?
Skaergaardite means an isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing copper, gold, iron, lead, palladium, platinum, tellurium, tin, and zinc.
What part of speech is skaergaardite?
Skaergaardite is a noun.

Words near skaergaardite in the dictionary

  1. skadaddle
  2. skaddon
  3. skaddons
  4. skadoodle
  5. Skadovsk
  6. skaergaardite
  7. Skaff
  8. skaffie
  9. skaffies
  10. Skaffs
  11. skag

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