Definition
A dark mineral form of iron aluminate (FeAl₂O₄) that occurs in metamorphic and igneous rocks, named after the Hercynian region.
Etymology
From Hercynia (the Hercynian region) plus the mineral suffix '-ite.' Named because this mineral was first identified or studied extensively in rocks from the Hercynian mountain belt.
Kelly Says
Hercynite is so rare and specific that it's basically a geological calling card—geologists use it to identify rocks that formed during that specific ancient mountain-building event!
Translations
ARالعربية
هرسينييت
har-si-ni-it
BNবাংলা
হার্সিয়ানাইট
har-si-yan-ait
CACatalà
Hercynite
hɛr-si-nit
CSČeština
Hercynit
hɛr-si-nit
DADansk
Hercynite
hɛr-si-nit
DEDeutsch
Hercynit
hɛrˈt͡siːnɪt
ELΕλληνικά
Ερκυνητικός
er-ky-nee-tikos
ESEspañol
hercinita
er-sin-ee-tah
FAفارسی
هرسینیت
har-si-nit
FISuomi
Hercynite
hɛr-si-nit
FRFrançais
hercynite
ɛʁ.si.nit
HAHA
Hercynite
hɛr-si-nit
HEעברית
הרקסניט
ha-rek-sn-it
HIहिन्दी
हर्सीनाइट
har-si-na-it
HUMagyar
Hercynite
hɛr-si-nit
IDBahasa Indonesia
Hercynite
hɛr-si-nit
IGIG
Hercynite
hɛr-si-nit
ITItaliano
hercinita
er-sin-ee-tah
JA日本語
ヘルクシナイト
herukushi-naito
KMKM
ហេរស៊ីនីត
he-r-si-nee-t
KO한국어
헤르시아나이트
heol-se-ya-na-i-t
MRMR
हर्सीनाइट
har-si-na-it
MSBahasa Melayu
Hercynite
hɛr-si-nit
MYမြန်မာ
ဟဲလ်စီနီတ
he-l-si-nee-t
NLNederlands
Hercynite
hɛr-si-nit
NONorsk
Hercynite
hɛr-si-nit
PAPA
ਹਰਸਿਨਾਈਟ
har-si-na-i-t
PLPolski
Hercynit
hɛr-si-nit
PTPortuguês
hercinita
er-sin-ee-tah
RORomână
Hercynite
hɛr-si-nit
RUРусский
Герцинит
Gertsinit
SVSvenska
Hercynite
hɛr-si-nit
SWKiswahili
Hercynite
hɛr-si-nit
TAதமிழ்
ஹெர்சினைட்
ha-er-si-na-it
TEతెలుగు
హర్సినైట్
har-si-na-it
THไทย
เฮอร์ซินไนท์
hɛːr-sin-nait
TLTL
Hercynite
hɛr-si-nit
TRTürkçe
Hercynit
her-si-nit
UKУкраїнська
Герциніт
Gertsinit
URاردو
ہرسینیٹ
har-si-nit
VITiếng Việt
Hercynite
hɛr-si-nit
YOYO
Hercynite
hɛr-si-nit
ZH中文
赫尔西尼矿
hè ěr sī yī kuàng
ZUZU
Hercynite
hɛr-si-nit