Meanings
nounaccessory mineral (plural accessory minerals)
plural accessory minerals
- chemistryany mineral that is present in small amounts in a rock, but is not considered to be characteristic of the rock
Synonyms: accessory constituent
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany mineral that is present in small amounts in a rock, but is not considered to be characteristic of the rock
Similar
accessory constituent
Translations
Finnish aksessorinen mineraali
- aksessorinen mineraalimineral present in small amounts
French minéral accessoire
- minéral accessoiremineral present in small amounts
German akzessorisches Mineral
- akzessorisches Mineralmineral present in small amounts
Polish minerał akcesoryczny
- minerał akcesorycznymineral present in small amounts
Spanish mineral accesorio
- mineral accesoriomineral present in small amounts
Swedish accessoriskt mineral
- accessoriskt mineralmineral present in small amounts
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APA
accessory mineral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accessory%20mineral
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“accessory mineral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accessory%20mineral. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “accessory mineral,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accessory%20mineral.
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