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Actinolite
noun · 78% connection
A bright green variety of amphibole occurring usually in fibrous or columnar masses.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, occurring, fibrous, masses, brick-red.
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: mineral, occurring, fibrous, masses, brick-red.
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,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, occurring, fibrous, masses, brick-red.
Babingtonite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral occurring in triclinic crystals approaching pyroxene in angle, and of a greenish black color. It is a silicate of iron, mang…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, occurring, fibrous, masses, brick-red.
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: mineral, occurring, fibrous, masses, brick-red.
Cinnabar
noun · 78% connection
Red sulphide of mercury, occurring in brilliant red crystals, and also in red or brown amorphous masses. It is used in medicine.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, occurring, fibrous, masses, brick-red.
Crimson
noun · 78% connection
A deep red color tinged with blue; also, red color in general.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, occurring, fibrous, masses, brick-red.
Elaterite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral resin, of a blackish brown color, occurring in soft, flexible masses; -- called also mineral caoutchouc, and elastic bitumen.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, occurring, fibrous, masses, brick-red.
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, occurring, fibrous, masses, brick-red.
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, occurring, fibrous, masses, brick-red.
Glauberite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral, consisting of the sulphates of soda and lime.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, occurring, fibrous, masses, brick-red.
Halloysite
noun · 78% connection
A claylike mineral, occurring in soft, smooth, amorphous masses, of a whitish color.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, occurring, fibrous, masses, brick-red.
Hematite
noun · 78% connection
An important ore of iron, the sesquioxide, so called because of the red color of the powder. It occurs in splendent rhombohedral cryst…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, occurring, fibrous, masses, brick-red.
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, occurring, fibrous, masses, brick-red.
Hubner
noun · 78% connection
A mineral of brownish black color, occurring in columnar or foliated masses. It is native manganese tungstate.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, occurring, fibrous, masses, brick-red.
Ilvaite
noun · 78% connection
A silicate of iron and lime occurring in black prismatic crystals and columnar masses.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, occurring, fibrous, masses, brick-red.
Karpholite
noun · 78% connection
A fibrous mineral occurring in tufts of a straw-yellow color. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and manganese.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, occurring, fibrous, masses, brick-red.
Lazuli
noun · 78% connection
A mineral of a fine azure-blue color, usually in small rounded masses. It is essentially a silicate of alumina, lime, and soda, with s…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, occurring, fibrous, masses, brick-red.
