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GLAUCONITE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does glauconite mean?
• GLAUCONITE (noun)
The noun GLAUCONITE has 1 sense:
1. a green mineral consisting of hydrated silicate of potassium or iron or magnesium or aluminum; found in greensand
Familiarity information: GLAUCONITE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A green mineral consisting of hydrated silicate of potassium or iron or magnesium or aluminum; found in greensand
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("glauconite" is a kind of...):
mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)
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