magnesite
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Named after its composition in 1807.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]magnesite (countable and uncountable, plural magnesites)
- (mineralogy) A form of magnesium carbonate, MgCO3, occurring as dolomite (with calcite) but rarely found in the pure state.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]a form of magnesium carbonate, O3, occurring as dolomite (with calcite) but rarely found in the pure state
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Further reading
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Magnesite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “magnesite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
- ^ Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997
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[edit]Italian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]magnesite f (plural magnesiti)