wenkite

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noun

A hexagonal-ditrigonal dipyramidal light gray mineral containing aluminum, barium, calcium, chlorine, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and sulfur.

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Meanings

noun
  1. chemistryA hexagonal-ditrigonal dipyramidal light gray mineral containing aluminum, barium, calcium, chlorine, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and sulfur.

Origin

From Wenk + -ite, named after Swiss geologist Eduard Wenk.

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APA

wenkite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wenkite

MLA

“wenkite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wenkite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wenkite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wenkite.

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