"fornacite" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Latin fornāx, fornāc- (“furnace”) -ite, named in 1915 after Lucien Lewis Forneau (whose surname resembles French fourneau (“stove”), which, like fornāx, is ultimately from Latin furnus (“oven”)). Etymology templates: {{cog|la|fornāx|fornāx, fornāc-|furnace}} Latin fornāx, fornāc- (“furnace”), {{affix|en|-ite}} -ite, {{cog|fr|fourneau||stove}} French fourneau (“stove”), {{m|la|fornāx}} fornāx, {{cog|la|furnus||oven}} Latin furnus (“oven”) Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} fornacite
  1. (mineralogy) A rare monoclinic-prismatic lead copper chromate arsenate hydroxide mineral, which is generally green to yellow and translucent to transparent, and has a Mohs hardness of 2.3, a specific gravity of 6.27, and a Strunz classification of 7.FC.10. Wikipedia link: fr:Lucien Lewis Forneau Categories (topical): Minerals

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