Fergusite

/ˈfɜrɡjuːsɑɪt/ noun

Definition

A rare mineral, likely a variant or historical name for a mineral containing rare earth elements or other metallic compounds.

Etymology

Derived from 'Ferguson' or a similar personal name with the mineral suffix '-ite,' following mineralogical naming conventions where minerals are named after discoverers or locations.

Kelly Says

The overlap between 'fergusite' and 'fergusonite' shows how mineral names evolved—scientists would sometimes use slightly different names before the International Mineralogical Association standardized terminology.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ፈርጋስ እንቁላል
fer-gaas en-koo-lal
ARالعربية
فيرغوسيت
fi-rgoos-it
BNবাংলা
ফার্গাসাইট
far-goos-ait
CACatalà
fergusite
fer-goo-siht
CSČeština
fergusite
fer-goo-siht
DADansk
fergusite
fer-goo-siht
DEDeutsch
Fergusite
fer-goo-siht
ELΕλληνικά
Φέργκους
fer-goos
ESEspañol
fergusite
fer-goo-siht
FAفارسی
فِرگوسيت
fi-rgoos-it
FISuomi
fergusite
fer-goo-siht
FRFrançais
fergusite
fer-goo-sit
GUGU
ફર્ગસાઈટ
far-goos-ait
HAHA
fergusite
fer-goo-siht
HEעברית
פירגוס
fi-goos
HIहिन्दी
फर्गसाइट
far-goos-ait
HUMagyar
fergusite
fer-goo-siht
IDBahasa Indonesia
fergusite
fer-goo-siht
IGIG
fergusite
fer-goo-siht
ITItaliano
fergusite
fer-goo-siht
JA日本語
ファーガサイト
fa-ga-sa-ito
KKKK
фергюсит
fer-goo-sit
KMKM
ហ្វឺរគឺស ស្ថាន
h-fer-goo-s sa-than
KO한국어
퍼거사이트
peogeosei-tto
MRMR
फर्गसाइट
far-goos-ait
MSBahasa Melayu
fergusite
fer-goo-siht
MYမြန်မာ
ဖေါ်ဂပ်စတုံ
fa-go-gap-sa-tuon
NLNederlands
fergusite
fer-goo-siht
NONorsk
fergusite
fer-goo-siht
PAPA
ਫਰਗਸਾਈਟ
far-goos-ait
PLPolski
fergusite
fer-goo-siht
PTPortuguês
fergusite
fer-goo-siht
RORomână
fergusite
fer-goo-siht
RUРусский
фергусит
fer-goo-sit
SVSvenska
fergusite
fer-goo-siht
SWKiswahili
fergusite
fer-goo-siht
TAதமிழ்
ஃபர்ச்சஸ்ஸைட்
far-chuss-sa-it
TEతెలుగు
ఫర్గస్సైట్
far-goos-sa-it
THไทย
เฟอร์กัสไซต์
fer-gaas-sai-t
TLTL
fergusite
fer-goo-siht
TRTürkçe
fergusite
fer-goo-sit
UKУкраїнська
Фергусит
fer-goos-it
URاردو
فرگسٹ
far-goos-it
VITiếng Việt
fergusite
fer-goo-siht
YOYO
fergusite
fer-goo-siht
ZH中文
费尔盖斯石
fèi'ěr gǎi sī shí
ZUZU
fergusite
fer-goo-siht

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