garnierite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A green nickel ore found in fissures of weathered ultramafic rocks

Word forms

garnierite garnierites

Etymology

From Garnier + -ite, after Jules Garnier, its discoverer.

Derived words

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