Meanings
nounschwertmannite (usually uncountable, plural schwertmannites)
plural schwertmannites
- uncountableusuallychemistryAn opaque tetragonal iron-oxyhydroxysulfate mineral.
Origin
From Schwertmann + -ite, after Udo Schwertmann (1927–2016), German soil scientist.
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APA
schwertmannite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schwertmannite
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“schwertmannite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schwertmannite. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “schwertmannite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schwertmannite.
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