bannisterite

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noun

A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and zinc.

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Meanings

noun
  1. chemistryA monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and zinc.

Origin

From Bannister + -ite, after British mineralogist Frederick Allen Bannister.

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APA

bannisterite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bannisterite

MLA

“bannisterite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bannisterite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bannisterite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bannisterite.

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