hiärneite

noun

An oxide mineral containing antimony and zirconium.

Meanings

nounhiärneite (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryAn oxide mineral containing antimony and zirconium.

Origin

From Swedish Hiärne + -ite, after the Swedish geologist Urban Hiärne (1641-1727).

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