CUMMINGTONITE

Meaning of CUMMINGTONITE in English

an amphibole mineral, an iron and magnesium silicate that occurs in metamorphic rocks. For chemical formula and detailed physical properties, see amphibole (table).

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CUMMINGTONITE — ˈkəmiŋtəˌnīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Cummington, Mass. + English -ite : a mineral (Fe, Mg) 7 Si 8 O …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CUMMINGTONITE — /kum"ing teuh nuyt'/ , n. an amphibole mineral, magnesium-iron silicate, similar in composition to anthophyllite but richer in iron. [ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CUMMINGTONITE — куммингтонит
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CUMMINGTONITE — куммингтонит
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AMOSITE — Variety of the silicate mineral cummingtonite, which is a source of asbestos. Cummingtonite is an amphibole mineral, an iron and …
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AMPHIBOLE — any of a group of common rock-forming silicate minerals. any of a group of common rock-forming silicate minerals. Amphiboles occur …
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AMOSITE — a variety of the silicate mineral cummingtonite, which is a source of asbestos (see cummingtonite).
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AMOSITE — n. Variety of the silicate mineral cummingtonite, which is a source of asbestos. Cummingtonite is an amphibole mineral, an iron …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MINERAL — n. 25B6; noun . See list. Minerals See also gem , rock . kaolinite actinolite kernite agate kieserite alabaster kunzite …
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КУММИНГТОНИТ — cummingtonite
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