wernerite

[ wur-nuh-rahyt ]
/ ˈwɜr nəˌraɪt /

noun Mineralogy.

a variety of scapolite.

Origin of wernerite

1805–15; named after A. G. Werner (1750–1817), German mineralogist; see -ite1

Words nearby wernerite

wergild, werlhof's disease, werner, werner's syndrome, wernerian, wernerite, wernicke's aphasia, wernicke's area, wernicke's center, wernicke's encephalopathy, wernicke's reaction

British Dictionary definitions for wernerite

wernerite
/ (ˈwɜːnəˌraɪt) /

noun

another name for scapolite

Word Origin for wernerite

C19: named after Abraham Gottlieb Werner (1749–1817), German geologist