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zwieselite

zwieselite noun: a brown to black mineral containing manganese, iron, phosphorus, oxygen, and fluorine.

Noun

zwieselite (uncountable)

  1. A brown to black mineral containing manganese, iron, phosphorus, oxygen, and fluorine.

Origin of zwieselite

Named for type locality Zwiesel (in Bavaria, Germany) + -ite.

Questions about zwieselite

What does zwieselite mean?
Zwieselite means a brown to black mineral containing manganese, iron, phosphorus, oxygen, and fluorine.
What part of speech is zwieselite?
Zwieselite is a noun.

Words near zwieselite in the dictionary

  1. Zwide
  2. zwieback
  3. zwiebacks
  4. zwiebelane
  5. zwiebelanes
  6. zwieselite
  7. Zwijndrecht
  8. Zwilling
  9. Zwillings
  10. Zwinge
  11. zwinger

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