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arkansite

arkansite noun: synonym of brookite.

Noun

arkansite (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of brookite.
    • Mr. Ward has presented me with specimens of the Arkansite, and also with specimens of the Thermalite, and I have recently received from him at two different times, via New Orleans, various other geologicacl specimens of great interest, and also an aqualogical specimen, being a bottle of the water...1846 April 2, “The Arkansite & Thermalite”, in New York Municipal Gazette, volume 1, number 40, page 545
    • Some crystals of arkansite from Magnet Cove, which I obtained some time ago through Mr. B. Hurtz, are in many respects very remarkable, and different from those usually obtained at the above locality.1880, Catalogue of Minerals & Tables of the Species
    Synonyms:
    brookite

Synonyms of arkansite

Origin of arkansite

From Arkansas + -ite.

Questions about arkansite

What does arkansite mean?
Arkansite means synonym of brookite.
What part of speech is arkansite?
Arkansite is a noun.

Words near arkansite in the dictionary

  1. Arkansaw
  2. Arkansawyer
  3. Arkansawyers
  4. Arkansian
  5. Arkansians
  6. arkansite
  7. arkars
  8. Arkat
  9. arke
  10. Arkell
  11. arkeological

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