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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: mineral, occurring, tetragonal, crystals, brown.
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, tetragonal, crystals, brown.
Ashen
adjective · 78% connection
Consisting of, or resembling, ashes; of a color between brown and gray, or white and gray.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, occurring, tetragonal, crystals, brown.
Barite
noun · 78% connection
Native sulphate of barium, a mineral occurring in transparent, colorless, white to yellow crystals (generally tabular), also in granul…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, occurring, tetragonal, crystals, brown.
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…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, occurring, tetragonal, crystals, brown.
Boracite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral of a white or gray color occurring massive and in isometric crystals; in composition it is a magnesium borate with magnesium…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, occurring, tetragonal, crystals, brown.
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, occurring, tetragonal, crystals, brown.
Cancrinite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral occurring in hexagonal crystals, also massive, generally of a yellow color, containing silica, alumina, lime, soda, and carb…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, occurring, tetragonal, crystals, brown.
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, tetragonal, crystals, brown.
Chalcopyrite
noun · 78% connection
Copper pyrites, or yellow copper ore; a common ore of copper, containing copper, iron, and sulphur. It occurs massive and in tetragona…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, occurring, tetragonal, crystals, brown.
Cologne earth
unknown · 78% connection
An earth of a deep brown color, containing more vegetable than mineral matter; an earthy variety of lignite, or brown coal.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, occurring, tetragonal, crystals, brown.
Dun
adjective · 78% connection
Of a dark color; of a color partaking of a brown and black; of a dull brown color; swarthy.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, occurring, tetragonal, crystals, brown.
Edingtonite
noun · 78% connection
A grayish white zeolitic mineral, in tetragonal crystals. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and baryta.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, occurring, tetragonal, crystals, brown.
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, tetragonal, crystals, brown.
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, tetragonal, crystals, brown.
Goethite
noun · 78% connection
A hydrous oxide of iron, occurring in prismatic crystals, also massive, with a fibrous, reniform, or stalactitic structure. The color…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, occurring, tetragonal, crystals, brown.
Gray
superl. · 78% connection
Gray-haired; gray-headed; of a gray color; hoary.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, occurring, tetragonal, crystals, brown.
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, tetragonal, crystals, brown.
