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glendonite

glendonite noun: a pseudomorph of ikaite.

glendonite: a pseudomorph of ikaite
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Noun

glendonite (plural glendonites)

  1. A pseudomorph of ikaite.
    • The abundance and wide horizontal distribution of the glendonites on certain horizons of the Upper Marine Series of the Permo-Carboniferous system of New South Wales, points to the probability that the original mineral was formed of some commonly occurring elements.1909, Records of the Geological Survey of New South Wales, Volume 8, Geological Survey of New South Wales, page 178
    • The term "glendonite" does not refer to a mineral, but to a class of pseudomorphs. A pseudomorph is a mineral that has taken the characteristic crystal shape of another mineral by processes such as replacement or recrystallization. Glendonites are pseudomorphs after the mineral ikaite, a monoclinic...2009, Ian P. Swainson, “Glendonite/Ikaite”, in Vivien Gornitz, editor, Encyclopedia of Paleoclimatology and Ancient Environments, Springer, page 396

Forms of glendonite

pluralglendonites

Origin of glendonite

Named after the mineral's type locality, Glendon, New South Wales.

Questions about glendonite

What does glendonite mean?
Glendonite means a pseudomorph of ikaite.
What part of speech is glendonite?
Glendonite is a noun.
What is the plural of glendonite?
The plural of glendonite is glendonites.

Words near glendonite in the dictionary

  1. Glendinning
  2. Glendive
  3. Glendon
  4. Glendon Brook
  5. Glendonald
  6. glendonite
  7. glendonites
  8. Glendora
  9. glendoveer
  10. glendoveers
  11. Glendower

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