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wernerite

American  
[wur-nuh-rahyt] / ˈwɜr nəˌraɪt /

noun

Mineralogy.

  1. a variety of scapolite.

wernerite British  
/ ˈwɜːnəˌraɪt /

noun

  1. another name for scapolite

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Etymology

Origin of wernerite

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

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