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stichtite

stichtite noun: a mineral with rhombohedral crystals, often pink or lilac, Mg₆Cr₂CO₃(OH)₁₆·4H₂O.

stichtite: a mineral with rhombohedral crystals, often pink or lilac, Mg₆Cr₂CO₃(OH)₁₆·4H₂O
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Noun

stichtite (plural stichtites)

  1. A mineral with rhombohedral crystals, often pink or lilac, Mg₆Cr₂CO₃(OH)₁₆·4H₂O.

Forms of stichtite

pluralstichtites

Origin of stichtite

After Robert Sticht (1856-1922), the manager of Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Co. in Australia, in 1910.

Questions about stichtite

What does stichtite mean?
Stichtite means a mineral with rhombohedral crystals, often pink or lilac, Mg₆Cr₂CO₃(OH)₁₆·4H₂O.
What part of speech is stichtite?
Stichtite is a noun.
What is the plural of stichtite?
The plural of stichtite is stichtites.

Words near stichtite in the dictionary

  1. stichotrichous
  2. stichotrichs
  3. stichs
  4. Stichter
  5. Stichters
  6. stichtite
  7. stichtites
  8. Stichtse Vecht
  9. stick
  10. stick 'em up
  11. stick a fork in me, I'm done

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