wehrlite
(ˈvɛəlaɪt, ˈwɜːlaɪt)
[f. the name of Adolf Wehrle (1795–1835), Austrian Councillor of Mines: see -ite1.]
1. Petrogr. [ad. G. wehrlit (F. von Kobell Grundzüge d. Mineral. (1838) iii. 313).] A peridotite mainly consisting of olivine and monoclinic pyroxene with common accessory opaque oxides.
| 1861 H. W. Bristow Gloss. Mineral. 404/1 Wehrlite, the name given by von Kobell to a massive granular mineral, which is probably a variety of Lievrite. 1913 J. P. Iddings Igneous Rocks II. i. vi. 316 Wehrlite is closely associated with olivine-gabbro, into which it grades with increasing feldspar. 1979 Nature 7 June 489/2 The cumulate peridotites are recognised in thin sections which show serpentinised wehrlite with 50% clinopyroxene. |
2. Min. [a. F. wehrlite (J. J. N. Huot Nouveau Man. complet de Minéral. (1841) I. 188).] A native rhombohedral alloy of bismuth and tellurium occurring as tin-white to steel-grey foliated masses.
| 1874 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. CVIII. 259 The following minerals are positive (+), or negative (-), in contact with copper:..Wehrlite Bi2(TeS)4 +. 1931 Chem. Abstr. XXV. 1762 Eleven Te minerals are found in Hungary... Tetradymite,..wehrlite..and stützite are described. 1972 Doklady Earth Sci. CC. 167/1 Wehrlite is a sulfur-free bismuth telluride whose composition and position in the classification of minerals are interpreted differently by various authors. Wehrlite was first described at the Deutsch Pilsen deposit, Hungary. |