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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GAHNITE

Named after J. G. Gahn (1745–1818), Swedish chemist.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GAHNITE

gahnite  [ˈɡɑːnaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GAHNITE

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conjunction
determiner
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Gahnite is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GAHNITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Gahnite

Gahnite, ZnAl2O4, is a rare mineral belonging to the spinel group. It forms octahedral crystals which may be green, blue, yellow, brown or grey. It often forms as an alteration product of sphalerite in altered massive sulphide deposits such as at Broken Hill, Australia. Other occurrences include Falun, Sweden where it is found in pegmatites and skarns, Charlemont, Massachusetts; Spruce Pine, North Carolina; White Picacho district, Arizona; Topsham, Maine; and Franklin, New Jersey in the United States. It was first described in 1807 for an occurrence in the Falu mine, Falun, Dalarna, Sweden, and named after the Swedish chemist, Johan Gottlieb Gahn, the discoverer of the element manganese. It is sometimes called zinc spinel.

Definition of gahnite in the English dictionary

The definition of gahnite in the dictionary is a dark green mineral of the spinel group consisting of zinc aluminium oxide. Formula: ZnAl2O4.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GAHNITE


all-night
ˌɔːlˈnaɪt
amblygonite
æmˈblɪɡəˌnaɪt
bornite
ˈbɔːnaɪt
finite
ˈfaɪnaɪt
fortnight
ˈfɔːtˌnaɪt
galenite
ɡəˈliːnaɪt
ignite
ɪɡˈnaɪt
kernite
ˈkɜːnaɪt
knight
naɪt
late-night
ˈleɪtnaɪt
midnight
ˈmɪdˌnaɪt
night
naɪt
nite
naɪt
overnight
ˌəʊvəˈnaɪt
queenite
ˈkwiːnaɪt
reunite
ˌriːjuːˈnaɪt
sagenite
səˈdʒiːnaɪt
sternite
ˈstɜːnaɪt
tonight
təˈnaɪt
unite
juːˈnaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GAHNITE

gage
gageable
gager
gagged
gagger
gaggery
gagging
gagging order
gaggle
gagman
gagster
GAI
Gaia
Gaia hypothesis
Gaia theory
Gaidhealtachd
gaieties
gaiety
gaijin

WORDS THAT END LIKE GAHNITE

austenite
bentonite
definite
granite
gunite
ichnite
ilmenite
indefinite
infinite
kaolinite
kryptonite
limonite
Mennonite
ornithichnite
prehnite
taconite
tanzanite
tonite
Venite
wollastonite

Synonyms and antonyms of gahnite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gahnite» into 25 languages

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锌尖晶石
1,325 millions of speakers

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380 millions of speakers
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280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ганита
278 millions of speakers

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Gahnite
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Gahnit
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Translator English - Japanese

亜鉛尖晶石
130 millions of speakers

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Gahnite
85 millions of speakers
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gahnite
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gahnite
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Gahnite
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Translator English - Turkish

Gahnit
70 millions of speakers

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gahnite
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Translator English - Ukrainian

Ганіта
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gahnite
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

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15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

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14 millions of speakers
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gahnite
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

gahnite
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gahnite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GAHNITE»

The term «gahnite» is used very little and occupies the 162.533 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GAHNITE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gahnite

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GAHNITE»

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Rock-forming Minerals: Non-silicates: oxides, hydroxides and ...
unzoned gahnite (FeO 9.8- 14%, MgO 0- l.l%) formed during the prograde stage; it is surrounded by a retrograde rim of almandine formed by breakdown of the gahnite during the retrograde stage. Quartzitic and gamet-phlogopite rocks at ...
J. F. W. Bowles, R. A. Howie, D. J. Vaughan, 2011
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Gems: Their Sources, Descriptions and Identification
Gahnite is ZnAl2O4 and occurs characteristically as octahedra which may be transparent dark blue or bluish green. Some green crystals have been reported to resemble tourmaline and most cut blue specimens have come from Nigeria where ...
Michael O'Donoghue, 2006
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The Ore Minerals Under the Microscope: An Optical Guide
Gahnite. (Automolite,. Gahnospinel,. Zinc. Spinel). Geologic Environment: metamorphic rocks, pegmatites Reflection Colour: dark grey Internal Reflections: light to bottle-green Reflectance [%]: Anisotropy: [5] isotropic Bireflectance: ...
Bernhard Pracejus, 2008
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U.S. Geological Survey professional paper
GAHNITE, ZnAI204 Subrounded to well-rounded frosted to clear grains of striking blue-green color were determined by X-ray powder pattern to be the zinc spinel, gahnite. The color ranges from very light to deep blue-green and, making ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1902
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
Potential economic significance of gahnite (zinc spinel) in Colorado During recent field investigations in Colorado, D. M. Sheridan and W. H. Raymond found that gahnite, a zinc spinel, occurs in and near many Precambrian sulfide deposits in ...
‎1978
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
Hornblende is most intimately associated with I actinolite, anthophyllite, and gahnite. It has replaced both feldspar and quartz and is found in abundance in partly replaced aplite, in mica schist fragments enclosed in ore, and as prisms ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1935
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Origin of the copper deposits of the Ducktown type in the ...
Clarence Samuel Ross. Hornblende is most intimately associated with actinolite, anthophyllite, and gahnite. It has replaced both feldspar and quartz and is found in abundance in partly replaced aplite, in mica schist fragments enclosed in ore, ...
Clarence Samuel Ross, 1935
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The Minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill, Sussex County, ...
Abundant sapphire-blue octahedral crystals of gahnite, reaching a diameter of three-quarters of an inch, were collected by J. E. Wolff in the wall rock of the Trotter mine in 1896. They are associated with gray pyroxene, titanite, and lollingite, ...
Charles Palache, 1935
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Glass Ceramic Technology
Since the Al2O3 content was relatively high, gahnite, ZnO•Al2O3, was formed as a secondary phase in the glass-ceramic. Glass-ceramics in which gahnite, ZnO• Al2O3, and β-quartz solid solution constitute the main crystal phase were ...
Wolfram Holand, George H. Beall, 2012
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Whitewares and Materials: Ceramic Engineering and Science ...
As ZnO content increased, gahnite (ZnAlZO4) phase developed and cristobalite formation was promoted. However, alumina added as a raw material remained almost intact during sintering. The gahnite crystallized from ll30°C, after feldspar  ...
William M. Carty, 2009

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GAHNITE»

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Orthopaedic devices company receives $1.6m grant
The company has also licensed a synthetic bone substitute ceramic material known as Sr-HT-Gahnite from The University of Sydney, which the ... «Electronics News, Nov 14»
2
You will win, but people will hate you
So I downloaded this thing, and I learned the same letters that spell HEATING can also spell gahnite. G-A-H-N-I-T-E. Which is a green mineral ... «MyNorthwest.com, Aug 14»
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Metals of Africa identifies new base metal targets at Rio Mazoe
... with associated gahnite and banded quartz garnet rocks with weakly layered sulphide,” independent geological consultant Iain Groves said. «Proactive Investors Australia, Jul 14»
4
Metals of Africa raises funds; focus on Rio Mazoe Project in …
... in thickness from 15 metres to 40 metres and consist of varying proportions of microcline, spessartine garnet, quartz, calcite, and gahnite. «Proactive Investors Australia, Jun 14»
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Playa Vista Phase II Tentatively Approved by City Council
The oil wells were simply "plugged" with a few feet of gahnite (plaster), and homes were developed on the sites. It is unclear to me if disclosure ... «Curbed, Mar 10»

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