akaganeite
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Akagane mine, Japan, where it was discovered, + -ite.
Noun[edit]
akaganeite (countable and uncountable, plural akaganeites)
- (mineralogy) A monoclinic iron(III) oxide-hydroxide/chloride mineral formed by the weathering of pyrrhotite.