garnierite

See also: garniérite

English

Etymology

Garnier +‎ -ite, after Jules Garnier, its discoverer.

Noun

garnierite (plural garnierites)

  1. (mineralogy) A green nickel ore found in fissures of weathered ultramafic rocks

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Further reading

  • “Garnierite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • garnierite mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016
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