warwickite

English

Etymology

From Warwick +‎ -ite, from Warwick, Orange County, New York, USA.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈwɒɹɪkʌɪt/

Noun

warwickite (countable and uncountable, plural warwickites)

  1. (mineralogy) An iron magnesium titanium borate mineral occurring as brown to black prismatic orthorhombic crystals.

Further reading
  • “Warwickite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • “warwickite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.
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