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steenstrupine

steenstrupine noun: a rare dark brown mineral, (La,Ca,Na)(Al,Fe,Mn)(Si,P)(O,OH,F)₄, found in Greenland, occurring in rhombohedral crystals or massive formations.

Noun

steenstrupine (uncountable)

  1. A rare dark brown mineral, (La,Ca,Na)(Al,Fe,Mn)(Si,P)(O,OH,F)₄, found in Greenland, occurring in rhombohedral crystals or massive formations.
    • It is a remarkable fact that the most fresh steenstrupine in lujavrites and veins is found in rocks carrying albite (and ussingite).1963, Bent Eske Koch, E. I. Hamilton, William E Davies, Meddelelser Om Grønland, page 31
    • In most of the Ilímaussaq rocks, Th and U are concentrated in eudialyte, but in the final lujavrites they are largely held by steenstrupine.1979, Rapport, numbers 95-103, page 110

Origin of steenstrupine

From Steenstrup + -ine.

Questions about steenstrupine

What does steenstrupine mean?
Steenstrupine means a rare dark brown mineral, (La,Ca,Na)(Al,Fe,Mn)(Si,P)(O,OH,F)₄, found in Greenland, occurring in rhombohedral crystals or massive formations.
What part of speech is steenstrupine?
Steenstrupine is a noun.

Words near steenstrupine in the dictionary

  1. Steenkirks
  2. steens
  3. Steenson
  4. Steensons
  5. Steenstrup
  6. steenstrupine
  7. steenth
  8. steentjie
  9. steentjies
  10. Steenwijkerland
  11. steep

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