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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…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: heavy, mineral, iron-black, color, submetallic.
Arsenopyrite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral of a tin-white color and metallic luster, containing arsenic, sulphur, and iron; -- also called arsenical pyrites and mispic…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: heavy, mineral, iron-black, color, submetallic.
Asphaltum
noun · 78% connection
Mineral pitch, Jews' pitch, or compact native bitumen. It is brittle, of a black or brown color and high luster on a surface of fractu…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: heavy, mineral, iron-black, color, submetallic.
Black
adjective · 78% connection
Destitute of light, or incapable of reflecting it; of the color of soot or coal; of the darkest or a very dark color, the opposite of…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: heavy, mineral, iron-black, color, submetallic.
Blende
noun · 78% connection
A mineral, called also sphalerite, and by miners mock lead, false galena, and black-jack. It is a zinc sulphide, but often contains so…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: heavy, mineral, iron-black, color, submetallic.
Bournonite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral of a steel-gray to black color and metallic luster, occurring crystallized, often in twin crystals shaped like cogwheels (wh…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: heavy, mineral, iron-black, color, submetallic.
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: heavy, mineral, iron-black, color, submetallic.
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: heavy, mineral, iron-black, color, submetallic.
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: heavy, mineral, iron-black, color, submetallic.
Chloropal
noun · 78% connection
A massive mineral, greenish in color, and opal-like in appearance. It is essentially a hydrous silicate of iron.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: heavy, mineral, iron-black, color, submetallic.
Chromite
noun · 78% connection
A black submetallic mineral consisting of oxide of chromium and iron; -- called also chromic iron.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: heavy, mineral, iron-black, color, submetallic.
Columbite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral of a black color, submetallic luster, and high specific specific gravity. It is a niobate (or columbate) of iron and mangane…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: heavy, mineral, iron-black, color, submetallic.
Crocidolite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral occuring in silky fibers of a lavender blue color. It is related to hornblende and is essentially a silicate of iron and sod…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: heavy, mineral, iron-black, color, submetallic.
Enargite
noun · 78% connection
An iron-black mineral of metallic luster, occurring in small orthorhombic crystals, also massive. It contains sulphur, arsenic, copper…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: heavy, mineral, iron-black, color, submetallic.
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: heavy, mineral, iron-black, color, submetallic.
Euxenite
noun · 78% connection
A brownish black mineral with a metallic luster, found in Norway. It contains niobium, titanium, yttrium, and uranium, with some other…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: heavy, mineral, iron-black, color, submetallic.
Fergusonite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral of a brownish black color, essentially a tantalo-niobate of yttrium, erbium, and cerium; -- so called after Robert Ferguson.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: heavy, mineral, iron-black, color, submetallic.
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: heavy, mineral, iron-black, color, submetallic.
