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Gahnite

[gah-nahyt]

noun

a dark-green to black mineral of the spinel group, zinc aluminate, ZnAl₂O₄.

Also called zinc spinel.

Origin:
1800–10; named after J. G. Gahn (1745–1818), Swedish chemist; see -ite¹

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gahnite (ˈɡɑːnaɪt)

—n
	a dark green mineral of the spinel group consisting of zinc aluminium oxide. Formula: ZnAl₂O₄

[C19: named after J. G. Gahn (1745--1818), Swedish chemist; see -ite¹]

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