GARNIERITE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A green mineral consisting of hydrated nickel magnesium silicate; a source of nickel

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Nouns denoting substances

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)

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