English Explanatory Dictionary

wenkite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hexagonal-ditrigonal dipyramidal light gray mineral containing aluminum, barium, calcium, chlorine, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and sulfur.

Word forms

wenkite

Etymology

From Wenk + -ite, named after Swiss geologist Eduard Wenk.

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