- pyrochroite
- py·rochro·ite
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pyrochroite
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pyrochroite — /paɪroʊˈkroʊaɪt/ (say puyroh krohuyt) noun a mineral hydroxide of manganese crystallising in the trigonal system. {Swedish pyrochroit} …
pyrochroite — ˌpīrəˈkrōˌīt, pīˈräkrəˌwīt noun ( s) Etymology: Swedish pyrochroit, from pyr + Greek chrōs color + Swedish it ite; from the fact that it becomes colored when heated more at chromatic … Useful english dictionary
X-ray crystallography — can locate every atom in a zeolite, an aluminosilicate with many important applications, such as water purification. X ray crystallography is a method of determining the arrangement of atoms within a crystal, in which a beam of X rays strikes a… … Wikipedia
List of minerals N-R (complete) — It is currently not possible to have a complete list of minerals . The International Mineralogical Association is the international group that recognises new minerals and new mineral names, however minerals discovered before 1959 did not go… … Wikipedia
pyro- — ♦ Élément, du gr. pur, puros « feu ». pyr(o) élément, du gr. pûr, puros, feu . || CHIM Préfixe indiquant une décomposition sous l action de la chaleur. pyro V. pyr(o) . ⇒P … Encyclopédie Universelle
pyr- — pyr(o) élément, du gr. pûr, puros, feu . || CHIM Préfixe indiquant une décomposition sous l action de la chaleur. ⇒PYR(O) , (PYR , PYRO )élém. formant Élém. tiré du gr. , « feu, feu de la fièvre », entrant dans la constr. de termes sav. A. [Les… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Cahnite — (Cahnit in German, Cahnita in Spanish, Канит in Russian [http://www.mindat.org/min 851.html Mindat data sheet for Cahnite.] ] ) is a brittle white or colorless mineral that has perfect cleavage and is usually transparent. It usually forms… … Wikipedia
arsenate mineral — any of a group of naturally occurring compounds of arsenic, oxygen, and various metals, most of which are rare, having crystallized under very restricted conditions. At the mineralogically famous Långban iron and manganese mines in central… … Universalium
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Oxide minerals — Oxide mineral exhibit at the Museum of Geology in South Dakota The oxide mineral class includes those minerals in which the oxide anion (O2 ) is bonded to one or more metal ions. The hydroxide bearing minerals are typically included in the oxide… … Wikipedia
