Aeschynite

/ˈɛskɪnaɪt/ noun

Definition

A rare mineral containing yttrium, titanium, and other elements, typically black or brown and found in igneous rocks.

Etymology

From the genus name Aeschynanthus (the plant) plus -ite (mineral suffix), named in honor of plant-related taxonomy. The mineral was named by mineralogists following conventions of naming minerals after plants or people.

Kelly Says

Aeschynite fascinates geologists because it concentrates rare earth elements—the same elements crucial for modern electronics like smartphones and magnets, meaning this obscure black mineral is actually foundational to our technological world.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አስኪኒት
as-ki-nit
ARالعربية
ايسكي nite
ay-ski-niht
BNবাংলা
এস্কিনিট
es-ki-nit
CACatalà
aeschynita
ay-shin-it
CSČeština
aeschynit
ay-skin-it
DADansk
aeschynit
ay-skin-it
DEDeutsch
Aeschynit
ay-shki-niht
ELΕλληνικά
αἰσχυνίτης
ay-skh-ni-tis
ESEspañol
aescínita
ay-skee-nee-tah
FAفارسی
اِسکی نایت
es-ki-nayt
FISuomi
aeschynite
ay-ski-ni-te
FRFrançais
aeschynite
e-shɛn-it
GUGU
એસ્કિનીટ
ay-ski-nit
HAHA
aeschynite
ay-shin-it
HEעברית
אסקיניט
es-ki-nit
HIहिन्दी
एस्कीनाइट
ay-ski-nayt
HUMagyar
aeschynit
ay-skin-it
IDBahasa Indonesia
aeschynite
ay-shin-it
IGIG
aeschynite
ay-shin-it
ITItaliano
aeschynite
ay-skini-te
JA日本語
エスキニト
esukinitto
KKKK
а Eschynit
a-esh-chin-it
KMKM
អេស្គីនាយត
ay-ski-nayt
KO한국어
에스키니트
eseukini-teu
MRMR
एस्कीनाइट
ay-ski-nayt
MSBahasa Melayu
aeschynite
ay-shin-it
MYမြန်မာ
အရှင်းနိုင်
a-shing-nai
NLNederlands
aeschynite
ay-skin-it
NONorsk
aeschynit
ay-skin-it
PAPA
ਏਸਕਿਨਾਈਟ
ay-ski-nayt
PLPolski
aeschynit
ay-shchin-it
PTPortuguês
aeschynita
ay-shki-ni-tah
RORomână
aeschynit
ay-skin-it
RUРусский
эскинит
es-ki-nit
SVSvenska
aeschynit
ay-skin-it
SWKiswahili
aeschynite
ay-shin-it
TAதமிழ்
எஸ்கினைட்
es-ki-nayt
TEతెలుగు
ఎస్కినిట్
es-ki-nit
THไทย
แอสชินไทต์
aes-chin-taiht
TLTL
aeschynite
ay-shin-it
TRTürkçe
aeschynit
ay-shin-it
UKУкраїнська
ескініт
es-ki-nit
URاردو
اِسکی نائٹ
es-ki-nayt
VITiếng Việt
aeschynite
ay-shin-it
YOYO
aeschynite
ay-shin-it
ZH中文
埃斯基尼特
āi-qī-ní-tè
ZUZU
aeschynite
ay-shin-it

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