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Webster 1913 Edition


Zaratite

Zar′a-tite

,
Noun.
(Min.)
[Named after Gen.
Zarata
of Spain.]
A hydrous carbonate of nickel occurring as an emerald-green incrustation on chromite; – called also
emerald nickel
.

Definition 2024


zaratite

zaratite

English

Noun

zaratite (plural zaratites)

  1. (mineralogy) a hydrous basic nickel carbonate occurring in emerald-green incrustations or compact masses