NEPHELITE

Meaning of NEPHELITE in English

( n. )

A mineral occuring at Vesuvius, in glassy agonal crystals; also elsewhere, in grayish or greenish masses having a greasy luster, as the variety elaeolite. It is a silicate of aluminia, soda, and potash.

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NEPHELITE — noun see: nepheline
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NEPHELITE — noun see nepheline
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NEPHELITE — (n.) A mineral occuring at Vesuvius, in glassy agonal crystals; also elsewhere, in grayish or greenish masses having a greasy …
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NEPHELITE — see nepheline
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NEPHELITE — noun a mineral occuring at vesuvius, in glassy agonal crystals; also elsewhere, in grayish or greenish masses having a greasy …
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NEPHELINE — also nephelite noun see: nebula Date: circa 1814 a hexagonal mineral that is a usually glassy crystalline silicate of sodium, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NEPHELINE — or nephelite Most common feldspathoid mineral, an aluminosilicate of sodium and potassium (Na 3 KAl 4 Si 4 O 16 …
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SHONKINITE — ˈshäŋkəˌnīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Shonkin (Highwood mountains, Montana), its locality + English -ite : a dark granular igneous …
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NEPHELINE — ˈnefəˌlēn, -_lə̇n noun or neph·e·lite -ˌlīt ( -s ) Etymology: nepheline from French néphéline, from Greek nephelē cloud + French …
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NAUJAITE — ˈnau̇yəˌīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Nauja kasik, Greenland + English -ite : a nephelite-sodalite-syenite rock having a poikilitic texture
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IJOLITE — ˈē(y)əˌlīt, ˈiyəˌ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Swedish Ijo, river and village in Finland + English -lite : a granular …
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FOYAITE — ˈfȯi(y)əˌīt, ˈfōyə- noun ( -s ) Etymology: German foyait, from Foya (La Foia), mountain in Algarve province, Portugal + German …
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BASANITE — ˈbasəˌnīt, -azə- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin basanites — more at basalt 1. : touchstone 1 2. : an …
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ATLANTITE — ətˈlanˌtīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Atlantic + -ite; originally formed as German atlantit; from its occurrence …
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ANKARATRITE — -ä.ˌtrīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: French ankaratrite, from Ankaratra mts., Madagascar, its locality + French -ite : a melanocratic …
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ANALCIMITE — -səˌmīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Italian, from analcimo analcime (from French analcime ) + -ite 1. : a rock …
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AGPAITE — ˈagpəˌīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Agpa, locality in southern Greenland + English -ite : any of a group of …
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TEPHRITE — (n.) An igneous rock consisting essentially of plagioclase and either leucite or nephelite, or both.
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SYENITE — (n.) A granular, crystalline, ingeous rock composed of orthoclase and hornblende, the latter often replaced or accompanied by pyroxene or …
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PHONOLITE — (n.) A compact, feldspathic, igneous rock containing nephelite, hauynite, etc. Thin slabs give a ringing sound when struck; -- called …
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NEPHELINE — (n.) Alt. of Nephelite
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DAVYNE — (n.) A variety of nephelite from Vesuvius.
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TEPHRITE — ( n. ) An igneous rock consisting essentially of plagioclase and either leucite or nephelite, or both.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SYENITE — ( n. ) A granular, crystalline, ingeous rock composed of orthoclase and hornblende, the latter often replaced or accompanied by …
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PHONOLITE — ( n. ) A compact, feldspathic, igneous rock containing nephelite, hauynite, etc. Thin slabs give a ringing sound when struck; …
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NEPHELINE — ( n. ) Alt. of Nephelite
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DAVYNE — ( n. ) A variety of nephelite from Vesuvius.
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NEPHELINE — /nef"euh lin/ , n. a feldspathoid mineral, essentially sodium aluminum silicate, NaAlSiO 4 , occurring in alkali-rich volcanic rocks. Also, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TEPHRITE — noun an igneous rock consisting essentially of plagioclase and either leucite or nephelite, or both.
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SYENITE — noun orig., a rock composed of quartz, hornblende, and feldspar, anciently quarried at syene, in upper egypt, and now called …
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PHONOLITE — noun a compact, feldspathic, igneous rock containing nephelite, hauynite, ·etc. thin slabs give a ringing sound when struck; called …
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