turnerite

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noun

A variety of monazite with golden yellow to brownish yellow crystals.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

nounturnerite (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA variety of monazite with golden yellow to brownish yellow crystals.

Origin

From Turner + -ite after English chemist and mineralogist C. H. Turner.

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APA

turnerite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turnerite

MLA

“turnerite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turnerite. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “turnerite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turnerite.

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