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Peridot

Chrysolite.

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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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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

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

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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…

Used in the same subject area: Inorganic chemistry, Chemistry.
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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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Metal noun · 78% connection

any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.

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Metallic element noun · 78% connection

any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.

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Mineral noun · 78% connection

solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition

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Hydrochloride noun · 77% connection

a complex consisting of an organic base in association with hydrogen chloride

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Al noun · 77% connection

a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite

Used in the same subject area: Inorganic chemistry, Chemistry.
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Aluminium noun · 77% connection

a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite

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Aluminum noun · 77% connection

a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite

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Am noun · 77% connection

a radioactive transuranic metallic element; discovered by bombarding uranium with helium atoms

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Amphibole noun · 77% connection

a mineral or mineral variety belonging to the amphibole group

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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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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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Fayalite noun · 78% connection

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

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Gabbro noun · 78% connection

A name originally given by the Italians to a kind of serpentine, later to the rock called euphotide, and now generally used for a coar…

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Lherzolite noun · 78% connection

An igneous rock consisting largely of chrysolite, with pyroxene and picotite (a variety of spinel containing chromium).

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Metasomatism noun · 78% connection

An alteration in a mineral or rock mass when involving a chemical change of the substance, as of chrysolite to serpentine; -- opposed…

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Olivine noun · 78% connection

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

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Peridotite noun · 78% connection

An eruptive rock characterized by the presence of chrysolite (peridot). It also usually contains pyroxene, enstatite, chromite, etc. I…

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Picrite noun · 78% connection

A dark green igneous rock, consisting largely of chrysolite, with hornblende, augite, biotite, etc.

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