dessauite

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noun

A trigonal-rhombohedral black mineral containing iron, lead, oxygen, strontium, titanium, uranium, and yttrium.

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Meanings

noun
  1. chemistryA trigonal-rhombohedral black mineral containing iron, lead, oxygen, strontium, titanium, uranium, and yttrium.

Origin

From Dessau + -ite after Gabor Dessau (1907-1983), professor of ore mineralogy at the University of Pisa, Italy.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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