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Olivine

A common name of the yellowish green mineral chrysolite, esp. the variety found in eruptive rocks.

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Chrysolite 76% connected

A mineral, composed of silica, magnesia, and iron, of a yellow to green color. It is common in certain volcanic rocks; -- called also olivine and per…

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Mineral 76% connected

An inorganic species or substance occurring in nature, having a definite chemical composition and usually a distinct crystalline form. Rocks, except…

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Magnesium 70% connected

A light silver-white metallic element, malleable and ductile, quite permanent in dry air but tarnishing in moist air. It burns, forming (the oxide) m…

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Bravais lattice noun · 78% connection

a 3-dimensional geometric arrangement of the atoms or molecules or ions composing a crystal

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Complex noun · 78% connection

Composed of two or more parts; composite; not simple; as, a complex being; a complex idea.

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Coordination compound noun · 78% connection

a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated

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Crystal lattice noun · 78% connection

a 3-dimensional geometric arrangement of the atoms or molecules or ions composing a crystal

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Ligand noun · 78% connection

a substance (an atom or molecule or radical or ion) that forms a complex around a central atom

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Organometallic compound noun · 78% connection

a compound containing an alkyl or aryl radical bonded to a metal.; "Tetracarbonyl nickel, and ferrocene are examples of organometallic…

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Oxidation number noun · 78% connection

the degree of oxidation of an atom or ion or molecule; for simple atoms or ions the oxidation number is equal to the ionic charge; "th…

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Oxidation state noun · 78% connection

the degree of oxidation of an atom or ion or molecule; for simple atoms or ions the oxidation number is equal to the ionic charge; "th…

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Space lattice noun · 78% connection

a 3-dimensional geometric arrangement of the atoms or molecules or ions composing a crystal

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Amphibole noun · 78% connection

A common mineral embracing many varieties varying in color and in composition. It occurs in monoclinic crystals; also massive, general…

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Appellative adjective · 78% connection

Pertaining to a common name; serving as a distinctive denomination; denominative; naming.

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Asbestos noun · 78% connection

A variety of amphibole or of pyroxene, occurring in long and delicate fibers, or in fibrous masses or seams, usually of a white, gray,…

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Augite noun · 78% connection

A variety of pyroxene, usually of a black or dark green color, occurring in igneous rocks, such as basalt; -- also used instead of the…

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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…

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Bezoar noun · 78% connection

A calculous concretion found in the intestines of certain ruminant animals (as the wild goat, the gazelle, and the Peruvian llama) for…

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Boltonite noun · 78% connection

A granular mineral of a grayish or yellowish color, found in Bolton, Massachusetts. It is a silicate of magnesium, belonging to the ch…

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Booby noun · 78% connection

A dunce; a stupid fellow.

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Chlorite noun · 78% connection

The name of a group of minerals, usually of a green color and micaceous to granular in structure. They are hydrous silicates of alumin…

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Chlorophyll noun · 78% connection

Literally, leaf green; a green granular matter formed in the cells of the leaves (and other parts exposed to light) of plants, to whic…

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Chondrule noun · 78% connection

A peculiar rounded granule of some mineral, usually enstatite or chrysolite, found imbedded more or less abundantly in the mass of man…

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Corundum noun · 78% connection

The earth alumina, as found native in a crystalline state, including sapphire, which is the fine blue variety; the oriental ruby, or r…

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Crystallite noun · 78% connection

A minute mineral form like those common in glassy volcanic rocks and some slags, not having a definite crystalline outline and not ref…

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Demantoid noun · 78% connection

A yellow-green, transparent variety of garnet found in the Urals. It is valued as a gem because of its brilliancy of luster, whence th…

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Diallage noun · 78% connection

A figure by which arguments are placed in various points of view, and then turned to one point.

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Epidote noun · 78% connection

A mineral, commonly of a yellowish green (pistachio) color, occurring granular, massive, columnar, and in monoclinic crystals. It is a…

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Eruptive adjective · 78% connection

Breaking out or bursting forth.

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Fayalite noun · 78% connection

A black, greenish, or brownish mineral of the chrysolite group. It is a silicate of iron.

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