Eglestonite

/ɛɡˈlɛstənˌaɪt/ noun

Definition

A rare mineral, a type of mercury sulfide, found in volcanic deposits and recognized as a distinct crystalline compound.

Etymology

Named after the Egleston location where it was discovered, with the -ite suffix used in mineralogy to denote a mineral species, following the standard naming convention for newly identified stones.

Kelly Says

Eglestonite is so rare that most geologists will never hold a sample in their hand—it exists in only a handful of museum collections worldwide, making it one of Earth's genuine treasures.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
eglestonite
e-glah-sto-nee-t
ARالعربية
eglestonite
e-glah-sto-nee-t
BNবাংলা
eglestonite
e-glah-sto-nee-t
CACatalà
eglestonite
e-glah-sto-nee-t
CSČeština
eglestonite
e-glah-sto-nee-t
DADansk
eglestonite
e-glah-sto-nee-t
DEDeutsch
eglestonit
e-glah-sto-nit
ELΕλληνικά
eglestonite
e-glah-sto-nee-t
ESEspañol
eglestonita
e-glah-sto-nee-ta
FAفارسی
eglestonite
e-glah-sto-nee-t
FISuomi
eglestonite
e-glah-sto-nee-t
FRFrançais
eglestonite
e-glah-sto-nee-t
GUGU
eglestonite
e-glah-sto-nee-t
HAHA
eglestonite
e-glah-sto-nee-t
HEעברית
eglestonite
e-glah-sto-nee-t
HIहिन्दी
eglestonite
e-glah-sto-nee-t
HUMagyar
eglestonite
e-glah-sto-nee-t
IDBahasa Indonesia
eglestonite
e-glah-sto-nee-t
IGIG
eglestonite
e-glah-sto-nee-t
ITItaliano
eglestonite
e-glah-sto-nee-te
JA日本語
エグルトンナイト
e-guruton-naito
KKKK
eglestonite
e-glah-sto-nee-t
KMKM
eglestonite
e-glah-sto-nee-t
KO한국어
에글스토나이트
e-geul-seuto-na-i-teu
MRMR
eglestonite
e-glah-sto-nee-t
MSBahasa Melayu
eglestonite
e-glah-sto-nee-t
MYမြန်မာ
eglestonite
e-glah-sto-nee-t
NLNederlands
eglestonite
e-glah-sto-nee-t
NONorsk
eglestonite
e-glah-sto-nee-t
PAPA
eglestonite
e-glah-sto-nee-t
PLPolski
eglestonite
e-glah-sto-nee-t
PTPortuguês
eglestonite
e-glah-sto-nee-t
RORomână
eglestonite
e-glah-sto-nee-t
RUРусский
eglestonite
e-glah-sto-nee-t
SVSvenska
eglestonite
e-glah-sto-nee-t
SWKiswahili
eglestonite
e-glah-sto-nee-t
TAதமிழ்
eglestonite
e-glah-sto-nee-t
TEతెలుగు
eglestonite
e-glah-sto-nee-t
THไทย
eglestonite
e-glah-sto-nee-t
TLTL
eglestonite
e-glah-sto-nee-t
TRTürkçe
eglestonite
e-glah-sto-nee-t
UKУкраїнська
eglestonite
e-glah-sto-nee-t
URاردو
eglestonite
e-glah-sto-nee-t
VITiếng Việt
eglestonite
e-glah-sto-nee-t
YOYO
eglestonite
e-glah-sto-nee-t
ZH中文
eglestonite
e-ge-lu-ton-ite
ZUZU
eglestonite
e-glah-sto-nee-t

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