zanazziite

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noun

A complex phosphate with the chemical formula Ca₂(Mg,Fe)(Mg,Fe,Mn,Al)₄Be₄(OH)₄(PO₄)₆·6H₂O, having a pale to dark olive-green colour.

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Meanings

nounzanazziite (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA complex phosphate with the chemical formula Ca₂(Mg,Fe)(Mg,Fe,Mn,Al)₄Be₄(OH)₄(PO₄)₆·6H₂O, having a pale to dark olive-green colour.

Origin

From Italian Zanazzi + -ite, after P. F. Zanazzi, Italian professor of mineralogy.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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