PHENAKITE


Meaning of PHENAKITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfe-nə-ˌkīt, ˈfē- ]

noun

or phen·a·cite -ˌsīt

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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