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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A green nickel ore found in fissures of weathered ultramafic rocks
2. 2
   a green mineral consisting of hydrated nickel magnesium silicate; a source of nickel wordnet

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noumeite

Etymology

From Garnier + -ite, after Jules Garnier, its discoverer.

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