Garnierite

/ɡɑːrˈnɪərɪt/ noun

Definition

A pale green nickel silicate mineral found in metamorphic rocks, named after French mineralogist Jules Garnier.

Etymology

Named in honor of Jules Garnier, a 19th-century French geologist who studied minerals in New Caledonia, with the mineral suffix '-ite' added to honor discoverers and describe mineral types.

Kelly Says

Garnierite is one of the main ores from which we extract nickel for everything from stainless steel to rechargeable batteries—it's a hidden hero mineral that makes modern life possible!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ጋርነይራይት
ga-r-ne-yi-rai-t
ARالعربية
غارنيريت
ghar-ne-rit
BNবাংলা
গার্নিয়ারাইট
gar-ni-ya-rai-t
CACatalà
garnierita
gar-ne-ri-ta
CSČeština
garnierit
gar-ne-rit
DADansk
garnierit
gar-ne-rit
DEDeutsch
Garnierit
gar-ne-rit
ELΕλληνικά
γαρνιερίτη
gar-ne-ri-ti
ESEspañol
garnierita
gar-ne-ri-ta
FAفارسی
گارنیریت
gar-ne-ri-t
FISuomi
garnierite
gar-ne-ri-te
FRFrançais
garnierite
gar-ne-ri-t
GUGU
ગાર્નિયરિટ
ga-r-ni-ya-ri-t
HAHA
garnierite
gar-ne-ri-te
HEעברית
גארנייריט
ga-r-ne-yit
HIहिन्दी
गार्निएराइट
gar-ni-e-ra-it
HUMagyar
garnierit
gar-ne-rit
IDBahasa Indonesia
garnierite
gar-ne-ri-te
IGIG
garnierite
gar-ne-ri-te
ITItaliano
garnierite
gar-ne-ri-te
JA日本語
ガーニエライト
ga-ni-e-ra-ito
KKKK
гарнерит
gar-ne-rit
KMKM
គារណីអារីត
ka-ra-ni-a-ri-t
KO한국어
가르니에라이트
ga-re-ni-e-ra-it
MRMR
गार्निएराइट
gar-ni-ya-rai-t
MSBahasa Melayu
garnierite
gar-ne-ri-te
MYမြန်မာ
ဂါးနီးရိုက်
ga-nee-roi-k
NLNederlands
garnierite
gar-ne-ri-te
NONorsk
garnierit
gar-ne-rit
PAPA
ਗਾਰਨੀਅਰਾਈਟ
gar-ni-ya-rai-t
PLPolski
garnierit
gar-ne-rit
PTPortuguês
garnierita
gar-ne-ri-ta
RORomână
garnierit
gar-ne-rit
RUРусский
гарнерит
gar-ne-rit
SVSvenska
garnierit
gar-ne-rit
SWKiswahili
garnierite
gar-ne-ri-te
TAதமிழ்
கார்னியரைட்
ka-r-ni-ya-rai-t
TEతెలుగు
గర్నీయరైట్
gar-ni-ya-rai-t
THไทย
แกร์เนียไรต์
ga-r-ne-ya-rai-t
TLTL
garnierite
gar-ne-ri-te
TRTürkçe
garnierit
gar-ne-rit
UKУкраїнська
гарнерит
gar-ne-rit
URاردو
گارنیریٹ
gar-ni-ri-t
VITiếng Việt
garnierite
gar-ne-ri-te
YOYO
garnierite
gar-ne-ri-te
ZH中文
加尼埃石
jia-ni-e-shi
ZUZU
garnierite
gar-ne-ri-te

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