huebnerite
[ hyoob-nuh-rahyt or, often, yoob- ]
/ ˈhyub nəˌraɪt or, often, ˈyub- /
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noun
a reddish-brown mineral of the wolframite group, manganese tungstate, MnWO4, a minor ore of tungsten.
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Origin of huebnerite
After Adolph Huebner, 19th-century German metallurgist; see -ite1
Words nearby huebnerite
Hudson seal, Hudson Strait, hudud, hue, hue and cry, huebnerite, hued, Huelva, huemul, Huerta, Huesca
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