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wernerite

American

[wur-nuh-rahyt] / ˈwɜr nəˌraɪt /

noun

Mineralogy.

a variety of scapolite.

wernerite British

/ ˈwɜːnəˌraɪt /

noun

another name for scapolite

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Etymology

Origin of wernerite

1805–15; named after A. G. Werner (1750–1817), German mineralogist; see -ite ¹

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