CEYLONITE

Ceylonite, pleonaste

(noun) a dark-colored spinel containing iron

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ceylonite (countable and uncountable, plural ceylonites)

(mineral) A ferroan spinel with a manganese-iron ratio from 3:1 and 1:1, and little or no ferric iron.

Source: Wiktionary



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