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ZINNWALDITE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mica containing iron and lithium
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("zinnwaldite" is a kind of...):
isinglass; mica (any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves; used as dielectrics because of their resistance to electricity)
Meronyms (substance of "zinnwaldite"):
atomic number 3; Li; lithium (a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals)