amblygonite

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noun

A mineral, a mixed fluoride and aluminophosphate of sodium and lithium that is an important ore of lithium.

OriginAncient Greek ἀμβλύς →
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Meanings

nounamblygonite (countable and uncountable, plural amblygonites)

plural amblygonites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA mineral, a mixed fluoride and aluminophosphate of sodium and lithium that is an important ore of lithium.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀμβλύς“blunt, dull”
  2. Englishamblygonite

From Ancient Greek ἀμβλύς (amblús, “blunt, dull”) + γωνία (gōnía, “angle, corner”) + -ite. By surface analysis, ambly- + -gon + -ite.

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Translations

Finnish amblygoniitti
  • amblygoniittia mineral that is an important ore of lithium
Polish ambligonit
  • ambligonita mineral that is an important ore of lithium
Portuguese ambligonita, ambligonite
  • ambligonitaa mineral that is an important ore of lithium
  • ambligonitea mineral that is an important ore of lithium
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APA

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Chicago

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