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Meaning of montmartrite in English:

montmartrite

noun

historical Mineralogy

  • A variety of gypsum containing calcium carbonate.

Pronunciation

montmartrite

/mɒntˈmɑːtrʌɪt/ /ˌmɒ̃ˈmɑːtrʌɪt/

Origin

Early 19th century; earliest use found in Andrew Ure (1778–1857), chemist. From French montmartrite from Montmartre, the name of a hill and suburb of Paris, the mineral's locality + -ite.