Meanings
nounfahlunite (usually uncountable, plural fahlunites)
plural fahlunites
- uncountableusuallychemistryA variation of cordierite.
Origin
From Swedish Fahlun + -ite, after a place in Sweden (nowadays written Falun).
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APA
fahlunite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fahlunite
MLA
“fahlunite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fahlunite. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fahlunite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fahlunite.
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