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Agalmatolite
noun · 78% connection
A soft, compact stone, of a grayish, greenish, or yellowish color, carved into images by the Chinese, and hence called figure stone, a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: massive, compact, limestone, variety, calcite.
Alabaster
noun · 78% connection
a hard compact kind of calcite
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: massive, compact, limestone, variety, calcite.
Amphibole
noun · 78% connection
A common mineral embracing many varieties varying in color and in composition. It occurs in monoclinic crystals; also massive, general…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: massive, compact, limestone, variety, calcite.
Amygdaloid
noun · 78% connection
A variety of trap or basaltic rock, containing small cavities, occupied, wholly or in part, by nodules or geodes of different minerals…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: massive, compact, limestone, variety, calcite.
Argentine
noun · 78% connection
A siliceous variety of calcite, or carbonate of lime, having a silvery-white, pearly luster, and a waving or curved lamellar structure.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: massive, compact, limestone, variety, calcite.
Barite
noun · 78% connection
Native sulphate of barium, a mineral occurring in transparent, colorless, white to yellow crystals (generally tabular), also in granul…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: massive, compact, limestone, variety, calcite.
Bergmeal
noun · 78% connection
An earthy substance, resembling fine flour. It is composed of the shells of infusoria, and in Lapland and Sweden is sometimes eaten, m…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: massive, compact, limestone, variety, calcite.
Beryl
noun · 78% connection
A mineral of great hardness, and, when transparent, of much beauty. It occurs in hexagonal prisms, commonly of a green or bluish green…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: massive, compact, limestone, variety, calcite.
Bowenite
noun · 78% connection
A hard, compact variety of serpentine found in Rhode Island. It is of a light green color and resembles jade.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: massive, compact, limestone, variety, calcite.
Bracket
noun · 78% connection
An architectural member, plain or ornamental, projecting from a wall or pier, to support weight falling outside of the same; also, a d…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: massive, compact, limestone, variety, calcite.
Cardboard
noun · 78% connection
A stiff compact pasteboard of various qualities, for making cards, etc., often having a polished surface.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: massive, compact, limestone, variety, calcite.
Cassiterite
noun · 78% connection
Native tin dioxide; tin stone; a mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals of reddish brown color, and brilliant adamantine luster; als…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: massive, compact, limestone, variety, calcite.
Celestite
noun · 78% connection
Native strontium sulphate, a mineral so named from its occasional delicate blue color. It occurs crystallized, also in compact massive…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: massive, compact, limestone, variety, calcite.
Cerussite
noun · 78% connection
Native lead carbonate; a mineral occurring in colorless, white, or yellowish transparent crystals, with an adamantine, also massive an…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: massive, compact, limestone, variety, calcite.
Compaction
noun · 78% connection
The act of making compact, or the state of being compact.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: massive, compact, limestone, variety, calcite.
Derbyshire spar
unknown · 78% connection
A massive variety of fluor spar, found in Derbyshire, England, and wrought into vases and other ornamental work.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: massive, compact, limestone, variety, calcite.
Dolomite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral consisting of the carbonate of lime and magnesia in varying proportions. It occurs in distinct crystals, and in extensive be…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: massive, compact, limestone, variety, calcite.
Elaeolite
noun · 78% connection
A variety of hephelite, usually massive, of greasy luster, and gray to reddish color.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: massive, compact, limestone, variety, calcite.
