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wadalite

wadalite noun: a vitreous nesosilicate of calcium, aluminium and magnesium.

Noun

wadalite (uncountable)

  1. A vitreous nesosilicate of calcium, aluminium and magnesium

Origin of wadalite

From Wada + -lite; named in 1993 after Japanese geologist Tsunashiro Wada (1856-1920).

Questions about wadalite

What does wadalite mean?
Wadalite means a vitreous nesosilicate of calcium, aluminium and magnesium.
What part of speech is wadalite?
Wadalite is a noun.

Words near wadalite in the dictionary

  1. wadable
  2. Wadadli
  3. Wadai
  4. Wadala Sandhuan
  5. Wadalba
  6. wadalite
  7. Wadas
  8. Wadases
  9. Wadati-Benioff zone
  10. Wadati-Benioff zones
  11. Wadawurrung

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