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gahn·ite

 (gä′nīt′)
n.
A brittle, dark green to brown or black mineral, ZnAl2O4.
[After Johan Gahn (1745-1818), Swedish mineralogist.]
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gahnite

(ˈɡɑːnaɪt)
n
(Minerals) a dark green mineral of the spinel group consisting of zinc aluminium oxide. Formula: ZnAl2O4
[C19: named after J. G. Gahn (1745–1818), Swedish chemist; see -ite1]
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gahn•ite

(ˈgɑ naɪt)

n.
a dark green to black mineral of the spinel group.
[1800–10; after J. German. Gahn (1745–1818), Swedish chemist]
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The following standards and were used: Al on sanidine, Ca on titanite, Cl on NaCl, Cr on chromite, F on topaz, Fe on andradite, K on orthoclase, Mg on olivine, Mn on spessartine, Na on albite, Nb on columbite, Si on titanite, Ti on titanite and Zn on gahnite. Elements were measured for 20 s at the peak and for 10 s for each background.
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