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wernerite

[ wur-nuh-rahyt ]

noun

, Mineralogy.
  1. a variety of scapolite.


wernerite

/ ˈwɜːnəˌraɪt /

noun

  1. another name for scapolite
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of wernerite1

1805–15; named after A. G. Werner (1750–1817), German mineralogist; -ite 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wernerite1

C19: named after Abraham Gottlieb Werner (1749–1817), German geologist

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