- Priceite
- Priceite Price"ite, n. [From Thomas Price of San Francisco.] (Min.) A hydrous borate of lime, from Oregon. [1913 Webster]
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priceite — ▪ mineral an earthy, white borate mineral, hydrated calcium borate (Ca4B10O19·7H2O). It has been found as masses and nodules in a hot spring deposit near Chetco, Ore., U.S.; as nodules in shale in Death Valley, Calif., U.S.; and as very… … Universalium
priceite — price·ite … English syllables
priceite — ˈprīˌsīt noun ( s) Etymology: Thomas Price 19th century American metallurgist + English ite : a mineral Ca4B10O19.7H2O(?) occurring as a snow white massive calcium borate … Useful english dictionary
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
Borate minerals — ▪ Table Borate minerals name colour lustre Mohs hardness specific gravity boracite colourless or white vitreous 7–7½ 2.9–3.0 borax colourless to white; grayish, bluish, greenish vitreous to resinous 2–2½ 1.7 colemanite colourless; white,… … Universalium
Pandermite — Pan*der mite, n. [From Panderma, a port on the Black Sea from which it is exported.] (Min.) A hydrous borate of lime, near priceite. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Colémanite — Colémanite[1] Catégorie VI : borates[2] Colémanite … Wikipédia en Français
Borate minerals — Large (up to 1.8 cm) yellow londonite crystals associated with rubellite tourmaline. Londonite is an unusual caesium rich heptaborate. [1] The borate minerals are minerals which contain a borate anion group. The borate (BO3) units may be… … Wikipedia
pandermite — /pan dûrˈmīt/ noun A hydrogen calcium borate found in great quantities at Panderma (Bandirma) on the Sea of Marmara * * * pandermite Min. (pænˈdɜːmaɪt) [Named 1877, from Panderma in Asia Minor: see ite1.] A variety of Priceite. in Cassell s… … Useful english dictionary
