ferrobustamite

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noun

A triclinic-pinacoidal green mineral containing calcium, iron, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.

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Meanings

noun
  1. chemistryA triclinic-pinacoidal green mineral containing calcium, iron, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.

Origin

? + -ite the mineral was named for the Mexican mineralogist and botanist Miguel Bustamante y Septiem (1790–1844).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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