gieseckite

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noun

A greenish-grey mineral compound, mostly from muscovite.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

noungieseckite (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablechemistryA greenish-grey mineral compound, mostly from muscovite.

Origin

From German Giesecke + -ite, after Karl Giesecke.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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