stannomicrolite

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noun

An isometric-hexoctahedral yellow brown mineral containing hydrogen, iron, manganese, niobium, oxygen, tantalum, tin, and titanium.

OriginLatin stannum →
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Meanings

noun
  1. archaicchemistryAn isometric-hexoctahedral yellow brown mineral containing hydrogen, iron, manganese, niobium, oxygen, tantalum, tin, and titanium.
  2. chemistryA variety of the generalized microlite subgroup.

Origin

  1. Latinstannum“tin”
  2. Englishstannomicrolite

For its composition, a tin-dominant member of the microlite group, from Latin stannum (“tin”). Discredited as the name of one specific species of mineral; as a mineral, most likely refers to oxystannomicrolite.

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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