English
hauerite
From Hauer + -ite, after Austrian geologists Joseph and Franz Ritter von Hauer.
Formed from Hauer + -ite
Proto-Indo-European *kewh₂- ‘to beat, hew, forge’
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Proto-West Germanic *hauwan ‘to hew, to chop’
Middle High German houwen
German hauen ‘to thrust, slash’
German Hauer ‘hewer, miner’
English Hauer
Today it means
noun A manganese sulfide mineral, MnS₂, that forms reddish-brown or black octahedral crystals.
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Etymograph / hauerite