lagonite

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noun

An earthy, hydrous iron borate, H¹⁴Fe⁴Bo¹²O³¹ + 2[Fe²]ᵛⁱBo⁶O¹² + 7Aq

Similar
sideroborine
OriginFrench lagonite →
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Meanings

nounlagonite (countable and uncountable, plural lagonites)

plural lagonites · alternative lagunite

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAn earthy, hydrous iron borate, H¹⁴Fe⁴Bo¹²O³¹ + 2[Fe²]ᵛⁱBo⁶O¹² + 7Aq

    XRD patterns of "bechilite" and "lagonite" confirmed they actually are respectively admixtures of sassolite and ammonioborite, and of sassolite with minor santite, gypsum and larderellite.

    2016, Natale Perchiazzi, Pietri Armienti, Salvatore Iaccarino, Marco Lezzerini, Atti della Societa Toscana di Scienze Naturali (A), volume 123, →DOI

    Synonyms: sideroborine

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn earthy, hydrous iron borate, H¹⁴Fe⁴Bo¹²O³¹ + 2[Fe²]ᵛⁱBo⁶O¹² + 7Aq

Similar
sideroborine

Origin

  1. Frenchlagonite
  2. Englishlagonite

* Borrowed from French lagonite

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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