Cromaltite

/kroʊˈmɔːltaɪt/ noun

Definition

A rare mineral containing chromium and aluminum that forms in metamorphic rocks, typically appearing as small dark crystals.

Etymology

From German 'Chromaluminium' combined with the mineral suffix '-ite'; named for its chemical composition of chromium and aluminum oxides, following the systematic naming convention for minerals established in the 19th century.

Kelly Says

Cromaltite is so rare that most people will never see one in their entire lives, yet mineral collectors prize it because it tells the geological story of ancient heat and pressure deep beneath Earth's surface—it's like having a time capsule from millions of years ago in your hand.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ክሮማላይት
kro-ma-lai-t
ARالعربية
كروماليت
kro-ma-li-t
BNবাংলা
ক্রোমালাইট
kro-ma-lai-t
CACatalà
cromalita
kro-ma-li-ta
CSČeština
cromalit
kro-ma-lit
DADansk
cromalit
kro-ma-lit
DEDeutsch
Cromaltit
kro-ma-lit
ELΕλληνικά
χρωμαλίτη
hro-ma-li-ti
ESEspañol
cromalita
kro-ma-lee-ta
FAفارسی
کرومالیت
kro-ma-lit
FISuomi
cromalitti
kro-ma-litti
FRFrançais
cromaltite
kro-ma-li-t
GUGU
ક્રોમલિટ
kro-ma-lit
HAHA
kromaliti
kro-ma-li-ti
HEעברית
כרוםליט
kro-ma-lit
HIहिन्दी
क्रोमालाइट
kro-ma-la-it
HUMagyar
cromalit
kro-ma-lit
IDBahasa Indonesia
kromalita
kro-ma-li-ta
IGIG
kromaliti
kro-ma-li-ti
ITItaliano
cromaltite
kro-ma-li-te
JA日本語
クロマライト
Kuromairaito
KKKK
хромит
kro-mit
KMKM
ក្រូម៉ាលីត
kro-ma-lit
KO한국어
크로말라이트
keu-ro-ma-rai-teu
MRMR
क्रोमालिट
kro-ma-lit
MSBahasa Melayu
kromalitit
kro-ma-li-tit
MYမြန်မာ
ကြိုမာလိတ်
kya-ma-la-it
NLNederlands
cromalliet
kro-ma-liet
NONorsk
cromalitt
kro-ma-litt
PAPA
ਕ੍ਰੋਮਾਲਾਈਟ
kro-ma-lai-t
PLPolski
cromalit
kro-ma-lit
PTPortuguês
cromalita
kro-ma-li-ta
RORomână
cromalită
kro-ma-li-ta
RUРусский
кромалит
kro-ma-lit
SVSvenska
cromalit
kro-ma-lit
SWKiswahili
cromaliti
kro-ma-li-ti
TAதமிழ்
கிரோமாலைட்
ki-ro-ma-lai-t
TEతెలుగు
క్రోమాలైట్
kro-ma-lai-t
THไทย
โครมอลไลต์
khor-om-ol-lai-t
TLTL
cromalita
kro-ma-li-ta
TRTürkçe
kromalit
kro-ma-lit
UKУкраїнська
хроміт
khr-om-it
URاردو
کرومالیت
kro-ma-lit
VITiếng Việt
cromalite
kro-ma-lit
YOYO
kromaliti
kro-ma-li-ti
ZH中文
克罗马石
kè luō mǎ shí
ZUZU
kromaliti
kro-ma-li-ti

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