Bournonite

/ˈbɔːrnəˌnaɪt/ noun

Definition

A dark gray mineral composed of copper, lead, antimony, and sulfur, valued by miners and used in producing antimony.

Etymology

Named after Jean-Claude Bournonite (1767-1832), a French mineralogist, with the mineralogical suffix -ite. Following scientific naming conventions, mineral names often honor discoverers or researchers.

Kelly Says

Bournonite appears in the 'wheel ore' formation where mineral crystals actually form perfect geometric wheels—nature's demonstration that crystals organize into mathematics before humans invented geometry.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Bournonite
boor-no-nit
ARالعربية
بورنونيت
boor-no-nit
BNবাংলা
bournonite
boor-no-nit
CACatalà
bournonite
boor-no-nit
CSČeština
bournonite
boor-no-nit
DADansk
bournonite
boor-no-nit
DEDeutsch
Bournonit
boor-no-nit
ELΕλληνικά
Bournonite
boor-no-nit
ESEspañol
bournonita
bor-no-ni-ta
FAفارسی
بورنونیت
boor-no-nit
FISuomi
bournonite
boor-no-nit
FRFrançais
bournonite
bur-no-nit
GUGU
બોર્નોનિટ
bor-no-nit
HAHA
bournonite
boor-no-nit
HEעברית
בורנוניט
boor-no-nit
HIहिन्दी
बोर्नोनाइट
born-o-na-it
HUMagyar
bournonite
boor-no-nit
IDBahasa Indonesia
bournonite
boor-no-nit
IGIG
bournonite
boor-no-nit
ITItaliano
bournonite
bor-no-nite
JA日本語
ボーンナイト
bo-n na-ito
KKKK
bournonite
boor-no-nit
KMKM
bournonite
boor-no-nit
KO한국어
보르노나이트
bo-reo-no-na-it
MRMR
बोर्नोनाइट
born-o-na-it
MSBahasa Melayu
bournonite
boor-no-nit
MYမြန်မာ
Bournonite
boor-no-nit
NLNederlands
bournonite
boor-no-nit
NONorsk
bournonite
boor-no-nit
PAPA
ਬੋਰਨोनਾਈਟ
born-o-nai-t
PLPolski
bournonite
boor-no-nit
PTPortuguês
bournonita
bor-no-ni-ta
RORomână
bournonite
boor-no-nit
RUРусский
бурнонит
bur-no-nit
SVSvenska
bournonite
boor-no-nit
SWKiswahili
bournonite
boor-no-nit
TAதமிழ்
பொர்னோனைட்
por-no-nai-t
TEతెలుగు
బౌర్నోనైట్
bour-no-nai-t
THไทย
Bournonite
boor-no-nit
TLTL
bournonite
boor-no-nit
TRTürkçe
bournonite
boor-no-nit
UKУкраїнська
bournonite
boor-no-nit
URاردو
بورنونیت
boor-no-nit
VITiếng Việt
bournonite
boor-no-nit
YOYO
bournonite
boor-no-nit
ZH中文
博恩石
bó ēn shí
ZUZU
bournonite
boor-no-nit

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