akaganeite

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Akagane mine, Japan, where it was discovered, +‎ -ite.

Noun[edit]

akaganeite (countable and uncountable, plural akaganeites)

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic iron(III) oxide-hydroxide/chloride mineral formed by the weathering of pyrrhotite.