"prehnite" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-prehnite.ogg Forms: prehnites [plural]
Etymology: Named after Dutch colonial governor of Cape of Good Hope Hendrik van Prehn in 1789, Dutch colonial governor. This was the first mineral to be named after a person. Etymology templates: {{named-after/list|colonial governor of Cape of Good Hope||||}} colonial governor of Cape of Good Hope, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Hendrik van Prehn}} Hendrik van Prehn, {{named-after|en|Hendrik van Prehn|nationality=Dutch|nocat=1|occupation=colonial governor of Cape of Good Hope|wplink=Louis_Antoine_de_Bougainville}} Named after Dutch colonial governor of Cape of Good Hope Hendrik van Prehn Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} prehnite (countable and uncountable, plural prehnites)
  1. (mineralogy) A mineral, a basic calcium, aluminium and iron aluminosilicate, which occurs in stalactitic aggregates or curved crystals, Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂. Wikipedia link: prehnite Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Minerals Translations (mineral): 葡萄石 (pútáoshí) (Chinese Mandarin), prehniitti (Finnish), 葡萄石 (budōseki) (alt: ぶどうせき) (Japanese), пренит (prenit) [masculine] (Macedonian), prehnita [feminine] (Spanish)

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