Definition
A mineral containing beaver-like or castoreum-related compounds, or a fossil substance related to ancient beaver material.
Etymology
From Latin 'castor' (beaver) plus the mineral suffix '-ite', following the pattern of naming minerals after their primary organic source or chemical composition.
Kelly Says
Beaver biology was so important to ancient and medieval medicine that scientists actually named minerals after castoreum, the scent gland secretion beavers use to mark territory—showing how trade in rare animal products influenced scientific nomenclature.
Translations
ARالعربية
كاستوريت
kas-to-reet
BNবাংলা
ক্যাস্টোরাইট
kas-to-rai-t
CACatalà
castorita
kas-to-ree-tah
CSČeština
kastorit
kas-to-rit
DADansk
castorit
kas-to-rit
DEDeutsch
Castorit
kas-to-rit
ELΕλληνικά
καστορίτης
kas-to-ree-tis
ESEspañol
castorita
kas-to-ree-tah
FAفارسی
کاستوریت
kas-to-reet
FISuomi
kastoriitti
kas-to-ree-tti
FRFrançais
castorite
kastɔʁit
GUGU
કેસ્ટોરિટ
kes-to-rit
HAHA
kastorite
kas-to-rit
HEעברית
קאסטוריט
kas-to-rit
HIहिन्दी
कैस्टोराइट
kast-o-ra-it
HUMagyar
castorit
kas-to-rit
IDBahasa Indonesia
castorita
kas-to-ree-tah
IGIG
kastorite
kas-to-rit
ITItaliano
castorita
kas-to-ree-tah
KMKM
កាស្តូរីត
kas-to-ree-t
KO한국어
캐스토라이트
kye-seu-to-ra-iteu
MRMR
कॅस्टोरीट
kas-to-rit
MSBahasa Melayu
castorita
kas-to-ree-tah
MYမြန်မာ
ကတ်စတိုရိုင်း
kat-so-roi-ng
NLNederlands
castorite
kas-to-riet
NONorsk
castorit
kas-to-rit
PLPolski
castorita
kas-to-ree-tah
PTPortuguês
castorita
kas-to-ree-tah
RORomână
castorită
kas-to-ree-tah
RUРусский
касторит
kas-to-rit
SVSvenska
castorit
kas-to-rit
SWKiswahili
kastori
kas-to-ree
TAதமிழ்
கஸ்டோரைட்
kas-to-rai-t
TEతెలుగు
కాస్టోరైట్
kas-to-rai-t
THไทย
คาสโตไรต์
ka-sto-rai-t
TLTL
castorita
kas-to-ree-tah
TRTürkçe
kastorit
kas-to-rit
UKУкраїнська
касторит
kas-to-rit
URاردو
کاستورٹ
kas-to-reet
VITiếng Việt
castorite
kas-to-rit
YOYO
kastorite
kas-to-rit
ZUZU
ikastori
i-kas-to-ree