nemalite
nemalite noun: a variety of brucite, occurring in slender fibers which are elastic and easily separated, having a color of white with a shade of yellow and a highly silky luster.
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Noun
nemalite (usually uncountable, plural nemalites)
- A variety of brucite, occurring in slender fibers which are elastic and easily separated, having a color of white with a shade of yellow and a highly silky luster.
- In the mineral kingdom [Magnesium] is found in a native state, combined with water, though this is not a common mineral. The siliceous hydrate, or nemalite, is still rarer. The carbonate is far more common;[…].1845 September, “My Cabinet”, in Charlotte Elizabeth, editor, The Christian Lady's Magazine, volume 24, page 264
- The specimens examined by me had the ordinary external characters of nemalite, consisting of adhering fibres of a fine silky lustre, and white colour, with a shade of yellow and partial slight blue or green tinge.1846 October, Arthur Connell, “Analysis of the American Mineral Nemalite”, in Robert Jameson, editor, The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, Exhibiting a View of the Progressive Discoveries and...
Forms of nemalite
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Origin of nemalite
From Ancient Greek νῆμα (nêma, “thread”) + -lite.
Questions about nemalite
- What does nemalite mean?
- Nemalite means a variety of brucite, occurring in slender fibers which are elastic and easily separated, having a color of white with a shade of yellow and a highly silky luster.
- What part of speech is nemalite?
- Nemalite is a noun.
- What is the plural of nemalite?
- The plural of nemalite is nemalites.
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