"birnessite" meaning in All languages combined

See birnessite on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: birnessites [plural]
Etymology: From Birness + -ite, after Birness, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, where it was first described. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Birness|ite}} Birness + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun}} birnessite (plural birnessites)
  1. (mineralogy) A soft mineral, mostly containing manganese oxides, that occurs in manganese nodules. Wikipedia link: birnessite Categories (topical): Minerals

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