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Meaning of "glauconite" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GLAUCONITE

From Greek glaukon, neuter of glaukos bluish-green + -ite1.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF GLAUCONITE

ˈɡlɔːkəˌnaɪt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GLAUCONITE

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Glauconite is a noun.
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WHAT DOES GLAUCONITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Glauconite

Glauconite, also known as 'green sand' is an iron potassium phyllosilicate mineral of characteristic green color with very low weathering resistance and very friable. It crystallizes with a monoclinic geometry. Its name is derived from the Greek glaucos meaning 'blue', referring to the common blue-green color of the mineral; its sheen and blue-green color presumably relating to the sea's surface. Its color ranges from olive green, black green to bluish green, and yellowish on exposed surfaces due to oxidation. In the Mohs scale it has hardness of 2. The relative specific gravity range is 2.4 - 2.95. It is normally found in dark green rounded brittle pellets, and with the dimension of a sand grain size. It can be confused with chlorite or with a clay mineral.

Definition of glauconite in the English dictionary

The definition of glauconite in the dictionary is a green mineral consisting of the hydrated silicate of iron, potassium, aluminium, and magnesium: found in greensand and other similar rocks. Formula: 0.5-124O102.nH2O.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GLAUCONITE

aconite · amblygonite · austenite · bentonite · cryoconite · Gilsonite · hessonite · kryptonite · limonite · Masonite · melaconite · Mennonite · suburbanite · taconite · tanzanite · titanite · vulcanite · wollastonite · zinckenite · zinkenite

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GLAUCONITE

glauberite · Glauce · glaucescence · glaucescent · glaucoma · glaucomatous · glauconitic · glaucous · glaucous gull · glaucously · glaucousness · glaum · glaur · glaury · glaze · glaze ice · glazed

WORDS THAT END LIKE GLAUCONITE

ammonite · antimonite · aragonite · arfvedsonite · arsonite · cummingtonite · dithionite · ebonite · erionite · infinite · Maronite · mizzonite · montmorillonite · monzonite · mylonite · rhodonite · saponite · smithsonite · tonite · winter aconite · xylonite

Synonyms and antonyms of glauconite in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «glauconite» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of glauconite to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

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海绿石
1,325 millions of speakers
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glauconita
570 millions of speakers
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glauconite
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glauconite
380 millions of speakers
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glauconite
280 millions of speakers
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глауконит
278 millions of speakers
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glauconite
270 millions of speakers
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গ্লুকোনাইট
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glauconite
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Glauconite
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Glaukonit
180 millions of speakers
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海緑石
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해록석
85 millions of speakers
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Glauconite
85 millions of speakers
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glauconit
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glauconite
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ग्लॉकोनेट
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glauconite
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glauconite
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glaukonit
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глауконит
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glauconite
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γλαυκονίτης
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glauconite
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glaukonit
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glauconite
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GLAUCONITE»

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Applied Sedimentology
8.3.2.5 Glauconite The fifth clay mineral to consider is glauconite. This term is used in two ways. It is applied to pretty, rounded green grains commonly seen in marine sediments and to a particular mineral (Plate 3A). Analyses of the former ...
Richard C. Selley, 2000
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Sand and Sandstone
Examples of sands containing both intra- basinal and extrabasinal framework elements include the greensands in which glauconite is a significant constitutent, phosphatic sands in which the phosphate mineral is a framework component ...
F. J. Pettijohn, 1987
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Sediments, Diagenesis, and Sedimentary Rocks: Treatise on ...
Glauconite–celadonites 0 5 10 15 20 253035 0 10 15 20 25 FeO (wt.%) A l O ( w t . % ) 5 Figure 1 Comparison of glauconite (hollow squares) and celadonites ( shaded squares) as a function of their Fe oxide and alumina content (sources ...
F.T. Mackenzie, 2005
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Siliceous, Phosphatic and Clauconitic Sediments of the ...
With respect to the parent material for glauconite formation, Galliher [12] proposed that glauconitization is caused by the alteration of biotite, and Takahashi [13] suggested that volcanic glass, mica, clays in fecal pellets, and feldspar were ...
Akihito Iijima, A. M. Abed, 1994
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Ancient Sedimentary Environments and Their Sub-surface Diagnosis
The presence of glauconite, shell debris, mica and carbonaceous detritus may all be environmental indicators, as may the presence of red coloration (Selley, 1976) . These five constituents will be considered one by one. The term glauconite is ...
Richard C. Selley, 1996
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New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
either perigenic, derived from some unrepresented facies of these formations, or allogenic, derived by erosion from the Broken River Coal Measures. Because of the unusual character and inferred genesis of the Type A glauconite, we believe  ...
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Diagenesis in Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks
The most familiar and characteristic product of halmyrolysis is glauconite. It forms during the pre-burial stage of diagenesis and can be found today in many oceans at a depth of about 20-700 m in areas with a decelerated rate of sedimentation ...
Gunnar Larsen, George V. Chilingar, 1983
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Oceanology of China Seas
Ten different authigenic minerals have been found, of which glauconite is the most abundant, pyrite ranks the second, collophane the third. A small amount of goethite, aragomte, siderite, magnesite, dolomite, manganese nodules, and ...
Zhou Di, Yuan-Bo Liang, Chʻeng-kʻuei Tseng, 1994
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Sedimentary Geology
The iron-rich chlorite known as chamosite and a variety of other iron-rich clays are often associated with glauconite. Glauconites are often concentrated as spherules and pellets (Fig. 6.9) in shallow marine sandstones, giving these rocks a ...
Donald R. Prothero, Fred Schwab, 2004
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A Color Guide to the Petrography of Carbonate Rocks: Grains, ...
Up. Cretaceous Navesink Fm., Monmouth Co., New Jersey Large, ovoid, pelletal glauconite grains in a glauconitic marl. The light green color in plane-polarized light and speckled, dark green appearance under cross-polarized illumination ...
Peter A. Scholle, Dana S. Ulmer-Scholle, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GLAUCONITE»

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Lone Pine Set to Establish Second Core Area Through Large-Scale …
Lone Pine has identified over 100 drilling locations mainly targeting the Lithic Glauconite, Ellerslie, Basal Quartz, and Turner Valley Formations. «Benzinga, Jun 15»
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Potash West MD Patrick McManus in Q&A with Proactive Investors
The K-Max process underpins the Stage 2 project at Dinner Hill, unlocking the value of the glauconite mineral present in the widespread ... «Proactive Investors USA & Canada, Jun 15»
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Potash West inks upgrade to phosphate and potash resources at …
They also contain significant potash within the mineral glauconite. Additional work to extend the range of bulk density measured is planned. «Proactive Investors USA & Canada, Jun 15»
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Greensand: An important soil additive
Greensand comes from sandy rock or ocean sediment containing a high percentage of the mineral glauconite. It is blue-green in color and ... «Staunton News Leader, May 15»
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Potash West: First production of lithium carbonate using L-Max …
K-Max, which is 100% owned by Potash West, was developed in conjunction with Strategic Metallurgy Pty Ltd to treat glauconite for the ... «Proactive Investors Australia, May 15»
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Bonavista Energy Corporation Announces 2015 First Quarter Results
Our Hoadley Glauconite play continues to be our foundation of ... Our operating costs for the Glauconite play remain competitive at ... «MarketWatch, May 15»
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Pengrowth Announces Strong First Quarter Funds Flow, Declaration …
Two (2.0 net) wells were drilled in Jenner targeting the Glauconite formation and one (0.25 net) well drilled in Sawn Lake targeting the Slave ... «MarketWatch, May 15»
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Potash West to sell asset
Potash West tastes more success at potassium-rich glauconite project in WA. Potash West's scale of resource at the Dandaragan Trough ... «Proactive Investors Australia, May 15»
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Keyera's (KEYUF) CEO David Smith on Q1 2015 Results - Earnings …
Including such zones is the Mannville, Glauconite and Montney. Our condensate network is industry-leading with demand growth – as oilsands ... «Seeking Alpha, May 15»
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Relentless Resources Announces Year-End 2014 Results and …
Subsequently, Relentless has placed on stream two Glauconite horizontal wells as further discussed below. Although the addition of greater ... «Marketwired, Apr 15»
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