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Apophyllite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral relating to the zeolites, usually occurring in square prisms or octahedrons with pearly luster on the cleavage surface. It i…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, consisting, chiefly, uranium, oxide.
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: mineral, consisting, chiefly, uranium, oxide.
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: mineral, consisting, chiefly, uranium, oxide.
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: mineral, consisting, chiefly, uranium, oxide.
Dendrite
noun · 78% connection
A stone or mineral on or in which are branching figures resembling shrubs or trees, produced by a foreign mineral, usually an oxide of…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, consisting, chiefly, uranium, oxide.
Diachylum
noun · 78% connection
A plaster originally composed of the juices of several plants (whence its name), but now made of an oxide of lead and oil, and consist…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, consisting, chiefly, uranium, oxide.
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, consisting, chiefly, uranium, oxide.
Eschynite
noun · 78% connection
A rare mineral, containing chiefly niobium, titanium, thorium, and cerium. It was so called by Berzelius on account of the inability o…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, consisting, chiefly, uranium, oxide.
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: mineral, consisting, chiefly, uranium, oxide.
Geocronite
noun · 78% connection
A lead-gray or grayish blue mineral with a metallic luster, consisting of sulphur, antimony, and lead, with a small proportion of arse…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, consisting, chiefly, uranium, oxide.
Graphite
noun · 78% connection
Native carbon in hexagonal crystals, also foliated or granular massive, of black color and metallic luster, and so soft as to leave a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, consisting, chiefly, uranium, oxide.
Gummite
noun · 78% connection
A yellow amorphous mineral, essentially a hydrated oxide of uranium derived from the alteration of uraninite.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, consisting, chiefly, uranium, oxide.
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, consisting, chiefly, uranium, oxide.
Litharge
noun · 78% connection
Lead monoxide; a yellowish red substance, obtained as an amorphous powder, or crystallized in fine scales, by heating lead moderately…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, consisting, chiefly, uranium, oxide.
Manganite
noun · 78% connection
a black mineral consisting of basic manganese oxide; a source of manganese
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, consisting, chiefly, uranium, oxide.
Minium
noun · 78% connection
A heavy, brilliant red pigment, consisting of an oxide of lead, Pb3O4, obtained by exposing lead or massicot to a gentle and continued…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, consisting, chiefly, uranium, oxide.
Molybdenite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral occurring in soft, lead-gray, foliated masses or scales, resembling graphite; sulphide of molybdenum.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, consisting, chiefly, uranium, oxide.
Monazite
noun · 78% connection
a reddish-brown mineral containing rare earth metals; an important source of thorium and cerium
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, consisting, chiefly, uranium, oxide.
