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Alunogen
noun · 78% connection
A white fibrous mineral frequently found on the walls of mines and quarries, chiefly hydrous sulphate of alumina; -- also called feath…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, white, color, vitreous, luster.
Apophyllite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral relating to the zeolites, usually occurring in square prisms or octahedrons with pearly luster on the cleavage surface. It i…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, white, color, vitreous, luster.
Beauxite
noun · 78% connection
A ferruginous hydrate of alumina. It is largely used in the preparation of aluminium and alumina, and for the lining of furnaces which…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, white, color, vitreous, luster.
Brewsterite
noun · 78% connection
A rare zeolitic mineral occurring in white monoclinic crystals with pearly luster. It is a hydrous silicate of aluminia, baryta, and s…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, white, color, vitreous, luster.
Cabazite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral occuring in glassy rhombohedral crystals, varying, in color from white to yellow or red. It is essentially a hydrous silicat…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, white, color, vitreous, luster.
Chalcocite
noun · 78% connection
Native copper sulphide, called also copper glance, and vitreous copper; a mineral of a black color and metallic luster.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, white, color, vitreous, luster.
Edingtonite
noun · 78% connection
A grayish white zeolitic mineral, in tetragonal crystals. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and baryta.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, white, color, vitreous, luster.
Epidote
noun · 78% connection
A mineral, commonly of a yellowish green (pistachio) color, occurring granular, massive, columnar, and in monoclinic crystals. It is a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, white, color, vitreous, luster.
Epistilbite
noun · 78% connection
A crystallized, transparent mineral of the Zeolite family. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, white, color, vitreous, luster.
Eudialyte
noun · 78% connection
A mineral of a brownish red color and vitreous luster, consisting chiefly of the silicates of iron, zirconia, and lime.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, white, color, vitreous, luster.
Feldspath
noun · 78% connection
A name given to a group of minerals, closely related in crystalline form, and all silicates of alumina with either potash, soda, lime,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, white, color, vitreous, luster.
Gadolinite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral of a nearly black color and vitreous luster, and consisting principally of the silicates of yttrium, cerium, and iron.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, white, color, vitreous, luster.
Garnet
noun · 78% connection
A mineral having many varieties differing in color and in their constituents, but with the same crystallization (isometric), and confo…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, white, color, vitreous, luster.
Harmotome
noun · 78% connection
A hydrous silicate of alumina and baryta, occurring usually in white cruciform crystals; cross-stone.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, white, color, vitreous, luster.
Hauynite
noun · 78% connection
A blue isometric mineral, characteristic of some volcani/ rocks. It is a silicate of alumina, lime, and soda, with sulphate of lime.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, white, color, vitreous, luster.
Heulandite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral of the Zeolite family, often occurring in amygdaloid, in foliated masses, and also in monoclinic crystals with pearly luster…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, white, color, vitreous, luster.
Humite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral of a transparent vitreous brown color, found in the ejected masses of Vesuvius. It is a silicate of iron and magnesia, conta…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, white, color, vitreous, luster.
Iolite
noun · 78% connection
A silicate of alumina, iron, and magnesia, having a bright blue color and vitreous luster; cordierite. It is remarkable for its dichro…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, white, color, vitreous, luster.
