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huebnerite

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[hyoob-nuh-rahyt, yoob-] / ˈhjub nəˌraɪt, ˈjub- /

noun

  1. a reddish-brown mineral of the wolframite group, manganese tungstate, MnWO 4 , a minor ore of tungsten.


Etymology

Origin of huebnerite

After Adolph Huebner, 19th-century German metallurgist; see -ite 1

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