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GARNIERITE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A green mineral consisting of hydrated nickel magnesium silicate; a source of nickel
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("garnierite" is a kind of...):
mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)
Meronyms (substance of "garnierite"):
atomic number 28; Ni; nickel (a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite)