PHENAKITE


Meaning of PHENAKITE in English

or phenacite noun Etymology: German Phenakit, from Greek phenak-, phenax deceiver; from its being easily mistaken for quartz Date: circa 1834 a hard glassy mineral that consists of a silicate of beryllium and occurs especially in rhombohedral crystals

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