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Garnierite

Gar′ni-er-ite

,
Noun.
[Named after the French geologist
Garnier
.]
(Min.)
An amorphous mineral of apple-green color; a hydrous silicate of nickel and magnesia. It is an important ore of nickel.

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garnierite

garnierite

See also: garniérite

English

Noun

garnierite (plural garnierites)

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

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