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garnierite

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gar⋅ni⋅er⋅ite

  [gahr-nee-uh-rahyt]
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–noun
a mineral, hydrous nickel magnesium silicate, occurring in earthy, green masses: an important ore of nickel.
Origin:
1875; named after Jules Garnier (d. 1904), French geologist; see -ite 1
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gar·ni·er·ite   (gär'nē-ə-rīt')   
n.  A pale green or apple-green mineral, (Ni, Mg)3Si2O5(OH)4, used as a gemstone and as an important nickel ore.

[After Jules Garnier, 19th-century French geologist.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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