RIEBECKITE

Meaning of RIEBECKITE in English

/ree"be kuyt'/ , n.

an amphibolic mineral, silicate of sodium and iron, occurring usually in feldspathoid rocks.

[ 1885-90; named after Emil Riebeck (d. 1885), German explorer; see -ITE 1 ]

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RIEBECKITE — ˈrēˌbeˌkīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: German riebeckit, from Emil Riebeck died 1885 German explorer + German -it -ite : …
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RIEBECKITE — a sodium-iron silicate mineral [Na2Fe2+3Fe3+2Si8O22(OH)2] in the amphibole family. It forms part of a solid-solution series that includes both magnesioriebeckite …
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RIEBECKITE — General Information: Chemical Formula: [ ]Na2(Fe++3Fe+++2)Si8O22(OH)2 Composition: (Molecular Weight = 935.90 gm) Sodium 4.91 % Na Iron 29.84 % Fe …
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RIEBECKITE — рибекит
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RIEBECKITE — рибекит
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RIEBECKITE — рибекит
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CROCIDOLITE — or blue asbestos Gray-blue to green, highly fibrous (asbestiform) form of the amphibole mineral riebeckite. It has higher tensile strength …
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CROSSITE — ˈkrȯˌsīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Whitman Cross died 1949 American geologist + English -ite : an amphibole intermediate in …
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CROCIDOLITE — krōˈsid ə lˌīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: German krokydolith, from Greek krokyd-, krokys nap on cloth + German -o- …
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AILSYTE — ˈālˌsīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Ailsa Craig, island off the coast of Scotland, its locality + English -yte (variant …
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CROCIDOLITE — /kroh sid"l uyt'/ , n. Mineral. a bluish, asbestine variety of riebeckite. Also called blue asbestos . [ 1825-35; krokid- …
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PHONOLITE — any member of a group of extrusive igneous rocks (lavas) that are rich in nepheline and potash feldspar. The typical …
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MAGNESIORIEBECKITE — magnesium-rich variety of the silicate mineral riebeckite (q.v.).
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GRANITE — coarse- or medium-grained intrusive igneous rock that is rich in quartz and feldspar; it is the most common plutonic rock …
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GLAUCOPHANE — common amphibole mineral, a sodium, magnesium, and aluminum silicate that occurs only in crystalline schists formed from sodium-rich rocks by …
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CROCIDOLITE — also called Blue Asbestos, a gray-blue to leek-green, fibrous form of the amphibole mineral riebeckite. It has a greater tensile …
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ASBESTOS — any of several minerals that readily separate into long, flexible fibres. Chrysotile, the fibrous form of the mineral serpentine, is …
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CROCIDOLITE — n. or blue asbestos Gray-blue to green, highly fibrous (asbestiform) form of the amphibole mineral riebeckite. It has higher tensile …
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MINERAL — n. 25B6; noun . See list. Minerals See also gem , rock . kaolinite actinolite kernite agate kieserite alabaster kunzite …
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РИБЕКИТ — riebeckite
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