Meaning of "kermesite" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF KERMESITE

kermesite  [ˈkɜːmiːˌzaɪt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KERMESITE

Kermesite is a noun.

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WHAT DOES KERMESITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Kermesite

Kermesite or antimony oxysulfide is also known as red antimony (Sb2S2O). The mineral’s color ranges from cherry red to a dark red to a black. Kermesite is the result of partial oxidation between stibnite (Sb2S3) and other antimony oxides such as valentinite (Sb2O3) or stibiconite (Sb3O6(OH)). Under certain conditions with oxygenated fluids the transformation of all sulfur to oxygen would occur but kermesite occurs when that transformation is halted. Lustrous, acicular, deep wine-red kermesite crystals, up to 4 cm long, on massive sulfide matrix, from Pezinok, Malé Karpaty Mts, Bratislava Region, Slovakia...

Definition of kermesite in the English dictionary

The definition of kermesite in the dictionary is red antimony.

TRANSLATION OF KERMESITE

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KERMESITE»

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Antimony

Edited by Paul Muljadi. Lustrous, acicular, deep wine-red kermesite crystals, up to 4 cm.long, on massive sulfide matrix, from Pezinok, Malé Karpaty Mts, Bratislava Region, Slovakia. Mining. and. specimens. Deposits of this mineral have been ...

Edited by Paul Muljadi

The Ore Minerals Under the Microscope: An Optical Guide

Kermesite. (Pyrantimonite,. RedAntimony. Ore). Geologic Environment: alteration product of stibnite Reflection Colour: medium grey Internal Reflections: bright red in fine aggregates, in coarser material sometimes difficult to see Reflectance ...

Bernhard Pracejus, 2008

Antimony

Diaphaneity Translucent, Opaque Specific gravity 4.5 - 4.8+ Optical properties Biaxial (+) Refractive index nα = 2.720 nβ = 2.740 nγ = 2.740 Pleochroism None References 251,252,253 Kermesite or antimony oxysulfide is also known as red  ...

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Practical Mineralogy; Or, A Compendium of the Distinguishing ...

Kermesite. Antimoine rouge, v. Kermesite. Antimoine sulfur6, v. Stibine. An. sul. nickelfere, v. Capillose. An. sul. plombif&re, v. Jamesonite. An. sul. plombo- cuprifere, v. Bournonite. Antimonblende, v. Kermesite. Antimonbluthe, v. Stibiconise ...

Edward John Chapman, 1843

Pigment Compendium: Optical Microscopy of Historical Pigments

stibnite, note cubic grain morphology. stibnite in reflected light. crossed polars; note red weakly birefringent particles of kermesite. Crystallinity Optic sign 2V n n n Orthorhombic [Functionally opaque] 4 P0014: RPL/40. Particles of stibnite in ...

Nicholas Eastaugh, Valentine Walsh, Tracey Chaplin, 2013

The Pigment Compendium: Optical Microscopy of Historical ...

stibnite, note cubic grain morphology. stibnite in reflected light. crossed polars; note red weakly birefringent particles of kermesite. Crystallinity Optic sign 2V n n n Orthorhombic [Functionally opaque] 4 P0014: RPL/40. Particles of stibnite in ...

Nicholas Eastaugh, 2004

Arsenic, Selenium, Antimony Ultra-Trace Analysis

Selenoxides Selones Vinylic selenides Selenoxide oxidations stibnite — trisulf1de stibiconite cervantite valentenite senarmonite kermesite sesquioxide valentenite stibnite —trisulf1de stibiconite cervantite valentenite senarmonite kermesite ...

Paul Gouda, 2012

Structural Chemistry of Layer-Type Phases

KERMESITE Sb2S2O Triclinic kermesite Sb2S2O has a rather complicated layer structure (Figure 41 and Table 21). Half the Sb atoms have a coordination number between 3 and 4, the other Sb atoms have a coordination similar to that in ...

F. Hulliger, F a L??vy, 1976

Minerals of the World

Kermesite. Pribram, Bohemia/Czech Republic 1:10 Sb2S2O Streak red, brownish red, in powder form yellow-orange. Mohs' hardness 1–11/ 2. Specific gravity 4.7. Characteristics: dark red to violet. Luster: vitreous to adamantine; translucent to ...

Walter Schumann, 2008

The Indian Mineralogist

The Indian Mineralogist, Vol. 28, Nos. 1 & 2, pp. 6-8, 1987 ANTIMONITE ( STIBNITE)-KERMESITE MINERALIZATION IN DUNGRI-MOHANKHAL AREA, GARHWAL HIMALAYA, INDIA R. S. RAWAT and D. C. SATI Wadia Institute of Himalayan ...

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