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/zar"euh tuyt'/, n.a mineral, hydrated basic nickel carbonate, occurring in the form of emerald-green incrustations on chromite and magnetite.[1855-60; < Sp zaratita, after Zarate Spanish surname; see -ITE1]
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Zaratite — is a bright emerald green nickel carbonate mineral with formula Ni3CO3(OH)4 middot;4H2O. Zaratite crystallizes in the isometric crystal system as massive to mammillary encrustations and vein fillings. It has a specific gravity of 2.6 and a Mohs… … Wikipedia
Zaratite — ar a*tite, n. (Min.) [Named after Gen. Zarata of Spain.] A hydrous carbonate of nickel occurring as an emerald green incrustation on chromite; called also {emerald nickel}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
zaratite — [zä′rə tīt΄] n. [Sp zaratita, after Señor Zarate] an emerald green mineral, Ni3 (CO3)(OH) 4·4H2O, often found, esp. with chromite, in or as a crust on various igneous rocks … English World dictionary
zaratite — noun a hydrous basic nickel carbonate occurring in emerald green incrustations or compact masses … Wiktionary
zaratite — zara·tite … English syllables
zaratite — ˈzärəˌtīt, ˈzar noun ( s) Etymology: Spanish zaratita, from Señor Zarate, 19th century Spaniard + Spanish ita ite : a hydrous basic nickel carbonate Ni3(CO3)(OH)4.4H2O occurring in emerald green incrustations or compact masses … Useful english dictionary
emerald nickel — Zaratite ar a*tite, n. (Min.) [Named after Gen. Zarata of Spain.] A hydrous carbonate of nickel occurring as an emerald green incrustation on chromite; called also {emerald nickel}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
emerald nickel — zaratite (basic hydrated nickel carbonate) … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
List of minerals U-Z (complete) — It is currently not possible to have a complete list of minerals . The International Mineralogical Association is the international group that recognises new minerals and new mineral names, however minerals discovered before 1959 did not go… … Wikipedia
zaratit — ZARATÍT s.n. Carbonat bazic de nichel natural, de culoare verde. – Din fr. zaratite. Trimis de spall, 10.03.2002. Sursa: DEX 98 ZARATÍT, zaratíturi, s.n. Carbonat bazic de nichel natural, de culoare verde. – fr. zaratite. Trimis de tavi,… … Dicționar Român
