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gahnite
gahn·ite
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ˈgɑ
naɪt
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gah
-nahyt
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noun
a dark-green to black mineral of the spinel group, zinc aluminate, ZnAl
2
O
4
.
Also called
zinc spinel
.
Origin:
1800–10;
named after J. G.
Gahn
(1745–1818), Swedish chemist; see
-ite
1
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gahnite
(ˈɡɑːnaɪt)
—
n
a dark green mineral of the spinel group consisting of zinc aluminium oxide. Formula: ZnAl
2
O
4
[C19: named after J. G.
Gahn
(1745--1818), Swedish chemist; see
-ite
1
]
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