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sordawalite

sordawalite noun: a greenish or greyish black mineral from Karelia, having conchoidal fracture and composed of silica, alumina, iron peroxide, magnesia, phosphoric acid, and water.

Noun

sordawalite (uncountable)

  1. A greenish or greyish black mineral from Karelia, having conchoidal fracture and composed of silica, alumina, iron peroxide, magnesia, phosphoric acid, and water.

Origin of sordawalite

Named by M. G. Nordenskiold, from Sortavala + -ite.

Questions about sordawalite

What does sordawalite mean?
Sordawalite means a greenish or greyish black mineral from Karelia, having conchoidal fracture and composed of silica, alumina, iron peroxide, magnesia, phosphoric acid, and water.
What part of speech is sordawalite?
Sordawalite is a noun.

Words near sordawalite in the dictionary

  1. sordariaceous
  2. sordarin
  3. sordarins
  4. sordariomycete
  5. sordariomycetes
  6. sordawalite
  7. Sorden
  8. sordes
  9. sordid
  10. sordider
  11. sordidest

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