A type of mineral or crystalline material that forms or is created within furnaces during high-temperature processes.
From furnace + the mineralogical suffix -ite (from Greek lithos meaning 'stone'), following the naming convention for minerals discovered or formed in specific conditions.
Furnacite is a wonderful example of how scientific naming conventions let geologists instantly communicate what they're studying—just like how any mineral ending in '-ite' tells you it's a solid crystalline substance.
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