Cubanite

/kjuˈbænɪt/ noun

Definition

A rare copper iron sulfide mineral that is found in some ore deposits and is named after Cuba where it was first discovered.

Etymology

From Cuba (the island nation) + -ite (mineral suffix). The suffix -ite comes from French and Greek, commonly used in mineralogy since the 19th century to name minerals, often after their place of discovery or notable characteristics.

Kelly Says

Cubanite is one of thousands of minerals named after geographic locations—it's like scientists were playing a global treasure hunt with rocks! This naming tradition tells us about where minerals were first found and reflects the history of mining and geological exploration across different countries.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ኩባላይት
koo-ba-lai-t
ARالعربية
كوبانيت
koo-ba-ni-t
BNবাংলা
কুবানাইট
koo-ba-nai-t
CACatalà
cubanite
koo-ba-ni-te
CSČeština
cubanite
koo-ba-ni-te
DADansk
cubanite
koo-ba-ni-te
DEDeutsch
kubanit
koo-ba-nit
ELΕλληνικά
κουμπανίτης
koo-mpa-ni-tis
ESEspañol
cubanita
koo-ba-ni-ta
FAفارسی
کوبانیت
koo-ba-ni-t
FISuomi
cubanite
koo-ba-ni-te
FRFrançais
cubanite
koo-ba-ni-t
GUGU
ક્યુબાનાઈટ
kyū-ba-na-i-t
HAHA
cubanite
koo-ba-ni-te
HEעברית
קובניט
koo-bni-t
HIहिन्दी
क्यूबानाइट
kyū-ba-na-it
HUMagyar
cubanite
koo-ba-ni-te
IDBahasa Indonesia
cubanite
koo-ba-ni-te
IGIG
cubanite
koo-ba-ni-te
ITItaliano
cubanite
koo-ba-ni-te
JA日本語
キューバナイト
kyūba naito
KKKK
cubanite
koo-ba-ni-te
KMKM
គ្មាន
k'mān
KO한국어
쿠바나이트
ku-ba-na-ite
MRMR
क्यूबानाईट
kyū-ba-na-i-t
MSBahasa Melayu
cubanite
koo-ba-ni-te
MYမြန်မာ
ကူဘလိုင်
koo-ba-loi-ng
NLNederlands
cubanite
koo-ba-ni-te
NONorsk
cubanite
koo-ba-ni-te
PAPA
ਕੁਬਾਨਾਈਟ
koo-ba-na-i-t
PLPolski
cubanite
koo-ba-ni-te
PTPortuguês
cubanita
koo-ba-ni-ta
RORomână
cubanite
koo-ba-ni-te
RUРусский
кубинит
koo-bi-nit
SVSvenska
cubanite
koo-ba-ni-te
SWKiswahili
cubanite
koo-ba-ni-te
TAதமிழ்
கியூபாநைட்
ki-yoo-ba-na-it
TEతెలుగు
కుబానైట్
koo-ba-nai-t
THไทย
คิวบาไนท์
kiew-ba-na-it
TLTL
cubanite
koo-ba-ni-te
TRTürkçe
cubanite
koo-ba-ni-te
UKУкраїнська
кубініт
koo-bi-nit
URاردو
کوبانیت
koo-ba-ni-t
VITiếng Việt
cubanite
koo-ba-ni-te
YOYO
cubanite
koo-ba-ni-te
ZH中文
古巴ナイト
gǔ bā nàitè
ZUZU
cubanite
koo-ba-ni-te

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