garnierite

gar·ni·er·ite

 (gär′nē-ə-rīt′)

n.

A pale green or apple-green mineral, (Ni, Mg)₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, used as a gemstone and as an important nickel ore.

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[After Jules Garnier, 19th-century French geologist.]

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garnierite

(ˈɡɑːnɪəˌraɪt)

n

(Minerals) a green amorphous mineral consisting of hydrated nickel magnesium silicate: a source of nickel

[C19: named after Jules Garnier (died 1904), French geologist]

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gar•ni•er•ite

(ˈgɑr ni əˌraɪt)

n.

an earthy green mineral, hydrous nickel magnesium silicate: an important ore of nickel.

[1875; after Jules Garnier (d. 1904), French geologist; see -ite¹]

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garnierite - a green mineral consisting of hydrated nickel magnesium silicate; a source of nickel 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 mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition

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