scheereriten.
/ˈʃɪərərʌɪt/ Mineralogy.
A solid hydrocarbon, found in pearly, tabular crystals.
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1836 T. Thomson Outl. Mineral. I. 59 Scheererite... Observed in the year 1822.
1883 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 429/1.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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