menezesite

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noun

A reddish-brown isometric mineral containing barium, hydrogen, magnesium, niobium, oxygen and zirconium

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Meanings

noun
  1. chemistryA reddish-brown isometric mineral containing barium, hydrogen, magnesium, niobium, oxygen and zirconium

Origin

Named in 2006 by Daniel Atencio et al in honour of Luiz Alberto Dias Menezes Filho (1950-2014), Brazilian mineralogist and geologist who first found the mineral. Menezes + -ite

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

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Chicago

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