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GARNIERITE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does garnierite mean?
• GARNIERITE (noun)
The noun GARNIERITE has 1 sense:
1. a green mineral consisting of hydrated nickel magnesium silicate; a source of nickel
Familiarity information: GARNIERITE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A green mineral consisting of hydrated nickel magnesium silicate; a source of nickel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("garnierite" is a kind of...):
mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)
Meronyms (substance of "garnierite"):
atomic number 28; Ni; nickel (a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite)
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