English Explanatory Dictionary

skaergaardite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing copper, gold, iron, lead, palladium, platinum, tellurium, tin, and zinc.

Word forms

skaergaardite

Etymology

Named after the Skaergaard intrusion in Greenland, possibly from Danish skærgård (or the older spelling Skærgaard), see “skærgård” in Den Danske Ordbog. ? + -ite

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