Babingtonite

/ˌbæbɪŋtənˈaɪt/ noun

Definition

A rare dark mineral composed of iron, manganese, and silicon oxide, found in certain types of rocks and geodes.

Etymology

Named after Charles Babington, a 19th-century mineralogist and botanist, plus -ite (a suffix for minerals and rocks). Named minerals honor scientists through this standard convention.

Kelly Says

Mineral names like babingtonite immortalize scientists in stone—when a new mineral is discovered, naming it after a researcher is one of the highest honors in geology, turning a person's legacy into permanent geology.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ባብንግትን
ba-bing-tin
ARالعربية
بايبنغتونيت
ba-ib-ing-ton-it
BNবাংলা
বাবিন্গটনাইট
ba-bin-gton-ait
CACatalà
babingtonita
ba-bing-ton-i-ta
CSČeština
babingtonit
bab-ing-ton-it
DADansk
babingtonit
bab-ing-ton-it
DEDeutsch
Babingtonit
bah-bing-toh-nit
ELΕλληνικά
βαμπινγκτόν
va-mpin-gton
ESEspañol
babingtonita
bah-bing-toh-nee-tah
FAفارسی
بابینگتون
ba-bing-ton
FISuomi
babingtoniitti
ba-bing-ton-iit-ti
FRFrançais
babingtonite
bab-ing-toh-nit
GUGU
બાબિંગ્ટન
ba-bing-ton
HAHA
babingtonite
ba-bing-ton-it
HEעברית
בַּבִּנְגְטוֹן
bab-ing-ton
HIहिन्दी
बैबिंगटनइट
bai-bing-ton-it
HUMagyar
babingtonit
bab-ing-ton-it
IDBahasa Indonesia
babingtonite
ba-bing-ton-it
IGIG
babingtonite
ba-bing-ton-it
ITItaliano
babingtonite
bab-ing-toh-nite
JA日本語
バビングトン石
babinguuton ishi
KKKK
бабингтон
ba-bing-ton
KMKM
បាប៊ិងតុង
ba-bing-ton
KO한국어
바빙턴이트
babing-ton-i-teu
MRMR
बाबिंग्टन
ba-bing-ton
MSBahasa Melayu
babingtonit
ba-bing-ton-it
MYမြန်မာ
ဘဘင်္ဂတန်
ba-bing-tan
NLNederlands
babingtoniet
ba-bing-toh-niet
NONorsk
babingtonit
bab-ing-ton-it
PAPA
ਬਾਬਿੰਗਟਨ
ba-bing-ton
PLPolski
babingtonit
bab-ing-ton-it
PTPortuguês
babingtonita
bah-bing-toh-nee-tah
RORomână
babingtonit
bab-ing-ton-it
RUРусский
бабингонит
babing-nit
SVSvenska
babingtonit
bab-ing-ton-it
SWKiswahili
babingtonite
ba-bing-ton-it
TAதமிழ்
பேபின்ட்ஜன்
pa-bin-ton-jan
TEతెలుగు
బాబింగ్టన్
ba-bing-ton
THไทย
บาบิงตันไนท์
ba-bing-tan-nait
TLTL
babingtonite
ba-bing-ton-it
TRTürkçe
babingtonit
bab-ing-ton-it
UKУкраїнська
бабінгтон
bab-ing-ton
URاردو
بابنگٹن
ba-bing-ton
VITiếng Việt
babingtonite
ba-bing-ton-it
YOYO
babingtonite
ba-bing-ton-it
ZH中文
巴宾顿石
bā bīn dùn shí
ZUZU
babingtonite
ba-bing-ton-it

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