Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An iron-nickel alloy (Fe2Ni5), similar to awaruite, which forms the metallic portion of pebbles found in placer gravel in Josephine and Jackson counties, Oregon.
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- noun mineralogy
awaruite
Etymologies
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Josephine + -ite, after Josephine County, Oregon, where it is found.
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