Definitions
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- noun mineralogy A very rare orange-red
borate mineral consisting mostly ofcalcium ,zirconium ,boron ,aluminium , andoxygen .
Etymologies
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Pain + -ite, after British mineralogist Arthur C. D. Pain.
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From rubies to painite, coltan to diamonds, nature produces incredible minerals.
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From rubies to painite, coltan to diamonds, nature produces incredible minerals.
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From rubies to painite, coltan to diamonds, nature produces incredible minerals.
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From rubies to painite, coltan to diamonds, nature produces incredible minerals.
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From rubies to painite, coltan to diamonds, nature produces incredible minerals.
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From rubies to painite, coltan to diamonds, nature produces incredible minerals.
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From rubies to painite, coltan to diamonds, nature produces incredible minerals.
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From rubies to painite, coltan to diamonds, nature produces incredible minerals.
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