chapmanite

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noun

A rare nesosilicate mineral, an iron antimony silicate closely related to bismutoferrite.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nounchapmanite (plural chapmanites)

plural chapmanites

  1. chemistryA rare nesosilicate mineral, an iron antimony silicate closely related to bismutoferrite.

Origin

Edward John Chapman, geology professor at the University of Toronto, + -ite.

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APA

chapmanite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chapmanite

MLA

“chapmanite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chapmanite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chapmanite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chapmanite.

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