zaherite

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noun

A mineral, a complex sulphate of aluminium, coloured white to blue-green.

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Meanings

nounzaherite (plural zaherites)

plural zaherites

  1. chemistryA mineral, a complex sulphate of aluminium, coloured white to blue-green.

Origin

From the name of Mohamed Abduz Zaher, the Bangladeshi geologist who discovered it, and + -ite.

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