shungite

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noun

A black, lustrous, non-crystalline mineraloid consisting mostly of carbon, used as a pigment in art and an antibacterial water treatment.

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Meanings

nounshungite (countable and uncountable, plural shungites)

plural shungites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA black, lustrous, non-crystalline mineraloid consisting mostly of carbon, used as a pigment in art and an antibacterial water treatment.

Origin

First described from a deposit near Shunga village in Karelia, Russia, + -ite.

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APA

shungite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shungite

MLA

“shungite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shungite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shungite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shungite.

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