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alleghanyite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
al-leghanyite
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Alleghany + -ite. Named in 1932 by Clarence S. Ross and Paul F. Kerr after the type locality: Bald Knob deposit, Sparta, Alleghany County, North Carolina, USA.

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Inflected Forms

alleghanyites (plural)

Questions

What does alleghanyite mean?
A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
Where does alleghanyite come from?
From Alleghany + -ite. Named in 1932 by Clarence S. Ross and Paul F. Kerr after the type locality: Bald Knob deposit, Sparta, Alleghany County, North Carolina, USA.

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