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lithomarge
lithomarge Geol. (ˈlɪθəmɑːdʒ) Also in L. form lithomarga. [ad. mod.L. lithomarga, f. Gr. λίθο-ς stone + L. marga marl.] ‘An early name for several kinds of soft clay-like minerals, including kaolin’ (A. H. Chester 1896).1753 Chambers Cycl. Supp., Lithomarga. 1784 Kirwan Min. 74 Lithomarga or stone m...
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nefedyevite
nefedyevite Min. (nɛfɛˈdjɛvaɪt) Also † nefediewite, nefedievite. [ad. Russ. nefed{p}evit (P. Puzyrevsky 1872, in Zapiski imperat. S.-Peterburgsk. mineral. Obshch. VII. 15, f. the name of V. V. Nefed{p}ev, 19th–cent. Russian mineralogist: see -ite1.] A white or pinkish aluminosilicate of magnesium an...
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rubellite
rubellite Min. (ˈruːbəlaɪt) [f. L. rubell-us reddish + -ite1 2 b.] A variety of tourmaline.1796 Kirwan Elem. Min. (ed. 2) I. 288 Rubellite, red shorl of Siberia. Its colour, crimson, blood, or peach red. 1823 W. Phillips Min. (ed. 3) 126 The Rubellite..is of various shades of red, from a slight ting...
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keffekilite
ˈkeffekilite Min. [f. next + -ite1: named (in Ger. form keffekilith) by Fischer 1811.] A greyish greasy lithomarge found in the Crimea.1868 in Dana Min.
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tuesite
tuesite Min. (tjuːˈiːsaɪt) [f. L. Tuesa the Spey, mistaken by Camden for the Tweed + -ite1.] An indurated variety of lithomarge of a milk-white colour.1837 Thomson in Proc. Berw. Nat. Club I. No. 5. 157 Fracture earthy,..soiling the fingers;..tuesite and gypsum. 1868 Dana Min. (ed. 5) 474 Tuesite of...
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teratolite
teratolite Min. (ˈtɛrətəʊlaɪt) Also erron. terratolite (Cent. Dict.). [ad. Ger. teratolith (Glocker, 1839), f. Gr. τέρας, τερατ- marvel, prodigy + λίθος stone (see -lite), in allusion to the earlier names Saxonische wundererde and terra miraculosa Saxoniæ (C. Richter, 1732), due to its supposed sove...
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stone
▪ I. stone, n. (stəʊn) Forms: 1–3 (4–5 Sc. and north.) stan, 3 stæn, 3–5 ston, 4–5 sten, 4–6 stoon (5–6 stoone), 4–9 (Sc. and north.) stane, 5 Sc. stayne, (stein), 5– 7 stonne, 6 stoan(e, steane, 6–7 Sc. stain(e, 7 Sc., 8–9 dial. stean, 4– stone. [Common Teut.: OE. stán str. masc. corresponds to OFr...
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rock
▪ I. rock, n.1 (rɒk) Forms: 4–6 rokk(e, 4–7 rocke, 5 roc, 5–6 rok(e, 6 roocke, rough, Sc. roik, rolk, rouk, pl. rox; 4– rock. [a. OF. roke, roque, rocque fem. (also roche roche n.1, and in later F. roc masc.), = Prov. roca, rocha, Pg. rocha, Sp. roca, It. rocca, roccia, med.L. rocca (767), rocha, of...
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