willemite
English
editEtymology
editIn honour of Willem I, king of the Netherlands, + -ite.
Noun
editwillemite (countable and uncountable, plural willemites)
- (mineralogy) A rare mineral, anhydrous zinc silicate, Zn2SiO4, that is a minor ore of zinc.
Alternative forms
editTranslations
editmineral
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See also
editFurther reading
edit- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Willemite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “willemite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
Italian
editNoun
editwillemite f (plural willemiti)