Meanings
noun
- chemistryA tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal pale pink mineral containing oxygen, phosphorus, and scandium.
Origin
Named for type locality Pretul Mountain in the Fischbacher Alpine mountains (in Styria, Austria) + -ite.
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pretulite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretulite
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“pretulite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretulite. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pretulite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretulite.
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