Definition
A rare mineral composed of iron phosphate, typically found in meteorites and certain igneous rocks.
Etymology
Named after the Greek word 'aphanes' (invisible) combined with the mineral suffix '-ite,' because the crystals are too small to be easily seen without magnification. The naming convention reflects the mineral's cryptic appearance under ordinary observation.
Kelly Says
Aphanesite is so rare and tiny that it was only identified in the 20th century using electron microscopes—ancient geologists would have walked right past it! It's often found in meteorites, making it a messenger from space that we couldn't even see until our technology caught up.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አፋነስይት
a-fa-ne-sit
ARالعربية
أفانيسيت
a-fa-ni-sit
BNবাংলা
অফানেসাইট
o-fa-ne-sa-it
CACatalà
aphanesita
a-fa-ne-si-ta
CSČeština
aphanesit
a-fa-ne-sit
DADansk
aphanesit
a-fa-ne-sit
DEDeutsch
Aphanesit
a-fa-ne-zit
ELΕλληνικά
αφανέσιτη
a-fa-ne-si-ti
ESEspañol
afanésita
a-fa-ne-si-ta
FISuomi
aphanesit
a-fa-ne-sit
FRFrançais
aphanésit
a-fa-ne-zit
GUGU
અફાનેસાઈટ
a-fa-ne-sai-t
HAHA
aphanesit
a-fa-ne-sit
HEעברית
אפניזית
a-f-ni-zit
HIहिन्दी
अफानिसाइट
a-fa-ni-sa-it
HUMagyar
aphanesit
a-fa-ne-sit
IDBahasa Indonesia
aphanesit
a-fa-ne-sit
IGIG
aphanesit
a-fa-ne-sit
ITItaliano
aphanesite
a-fa-ne-zi-te
JA日本語
アファネサイト
a-fa-ne-sa-ito
KKKK
афанезит
a-fa-ne-zit
KMKM
អាផាណេស៊ីត
a-fa-ne-si-t
KO한국어
아파네사이트
a-pa-ne-sa-i-teu
MRMR
अफानिसाइट
a-fa-ni-sa-it
MSBahasa Melayu
aphanesit
a-fa-ne-sit
MYမြန်မာ
အဖာနီစိတ်
a-fa-ne-si-t
NLNederlands
aphanesiet
a-fa-ne-si-et
NONorsk
aphanesit
a-fa-ne-sit
PAPA
ਅਫਾਨੇਸਾਈਟ
a-fa-ne-sai-t
PLPolski
aphanesit
a-fa-ne-sit
PTPortuguês
aphanésita
a-fa-ne-zi-ta
RORomână
aphanesit
a-fa-ne-sit
RUРусский
Афанезит
a-fa-ne-zit
SVSvenska
aphanesit
a-fa-ne-sit
SWKiswahili
aphanesit
a-fa-ne-sit
TAதமிழ்
அபானைசைட்
a-ba-na-i-sa-it
TEతెలుగు
అఫానెసైట్
a-fa-ne-sai-t
THไทย
แอฟาเนไซต์
a-fa-ne-sai-t
TLTL
aphanesit
a-fa-ne-sit
TRTürkçe
aphanesit
a-fa-ne-sit
UKУкраїнська
Афанезит
a-fa-ne-zit
URاردو
افانيسٹ
a-fa-ni-sit
VITiếng Việt
aphanesit
a-fa-ne-sit
YOYO
aphanesit
a-fa-ne-sit
ZUZU
aphanesit
a-fa-ne-sit