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Webster
1913
Edition
Turnerite
Tur′ner-ite
(tûr′nẽr-īt)
,
Noun.
[So called from the English chemist and mineralogist,
C. H.
Turner
.]
(Min.)
A variety of monazite.
Webster
1828
Edition
Turnerite
TURN'ERITE
,
Noun.
A rare mineral occurring in small crystals of a yellowish brown color, externally brilliant and translucent.
Definition
2025
turnerite
turnerite
English
Noun
turnerite
(
uncountable
)
(
mineralogy
)
A variety of
monazite
.
Etymology
Turner
+
-ite
after English chemist and mineralogist C. H. Turner.
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