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Meaning of "polybasite" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD POLYBASITE

From poly- + base1 + -ite1.
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PRONUNCIATION OF POLYBASITE

polybasite  [ˌpɒlɪˈbeɪsaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLYBASITE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Polybasite is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POLYBASITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

polybasite

Polybasite

Polybasite is a sulfosalt mineral of silver, copper, antimony and arsenic. Its chemical formula is. It forms black monoclinic crystals which can show dark red internal reflections. It has a Mohs hardness of 2.5 to 3. It is found worldwide and is an ore of silver. The name comes from the number of base metals in the mineral.

Definition of polybasite in the English dictionary

The definition of polybasite in the dictionary is a grey to black mineral consisting of a sulphide of silver, antimony, and copper in the form of platelike monoclinic crystals. It occurs in veins of silver ore. Formula: 16Sb2S11.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POLYBASITE


anthracite
ˈænθrəˌsaɪt
cite
saɪt
dacite
ˈdeɪsaɪt
excite
ɪkˈsaɪt
eyesight
ˈaɪˌsaɪt
fansite
ˈfænsaɪt
foresight
ˈfɔːˌsaɪt
hindsight
ˈhaɪndˌsaɪt
homesite
ˈhəʊmˌsaɪt
incite
ɪnˈsaɪt
insight
ˈɪnˌsaɪt
lymphocyte
ˈlɪmfəʊˌsaɪt
on-site
ˌɒnˈsaɪt
out-of-sight
ˌaʊtəvˈsaɪt
oversight
ˈəʊvəˌsaɪt
parasite
ˈpærəˌsaɪt
recite
rɪˈsaɪt
sight
saɪt
site
saɪt
website
ˈwɛbˌsaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POLYBASITE

polyanthus narcissus
polyarch
polyarchies
polyarchy
polyarthritis
polyatomic
polyaxial
polyaxon
polyaxonic
polybasic
Polybius
polybrid
polybutadiene
polycarbonate
polycarboxylate
polycarboxylic acid
Polycarp
polycarpellary
polycarpic
polycarpous

WORDS THAT END LIKE POLYBASITE

bastnasite
composite
construction site
dyscrasite
ectoparasite
endoparasite
exquisite
hemiparasite
hyperparasite
marcasite
microparasite
off-site
opposite
outasite
pargasite
prerequisite
requisite
semiparasite
thaumasite
visite

Synonyms and antonyms of polybasite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «polybasite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POLYBASITE

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The translations of polybasite from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «polybasite» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

polybasite
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

polibasita
570 millions of speakers

English

polybasite
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

polybasite
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

polybasite
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

polybasite
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

polybasite
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

polybasite
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

polybasite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Polybasite
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Polybasit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

polybasite
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

polybasite
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Polybasite
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

polybasite
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

polybasite
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॉलबाबासाइट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

polibasit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

polybasite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

polybasite
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

polybasite
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

polibazit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

polybasite
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

polybasite
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

polybasite
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

polybasite
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of polybasite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POLYBASITE»

The term «polybasite» is used very little and occupies the 178.583 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POLYBASITE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about polybasite

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLYBASITE»

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U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
Small crystals of proustite (ruby silver) and of polybasite 1 are developed along fracture seams in the original ore and upon crystals of quartz in vugs. Mostly they are associated with secondary chalcopyrite in aggregates or coatings of minute ...
‎1917
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Professional Paper - United States Geological Survey
ARGENTITE, POLYBASITE, AND CHALCOPYRITE IN DRUSES. In the Montana Tonopah, at a depth of about 500 feet, were found specimens showing good crystals of argentite, polybasite (in part, perhaps, stephanite), and chalcopyrite, often ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1905
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Second Report on a Cooperative Investigation of the ...
POLYBASITE (AgCu)uSb.Su [.SVc alto Pearcelte] Polybasite, which is isomorphous with the arsenic-bearing mineral *arceite, seems to be more widely distributed than pearceite. How- ver, some of the material originally described as  ...
Rollin E. Stevens, 1960
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The genesis of the ores of Tonopah, Nevada
A part of the argentite in these fractures is an alteration from polybasite, for the exterior portions of flat hexagonal crystals of the typical polybasite form are now sectile argentite. In the specimen from the MacDonald vein illustrated in Plate XII, A, ...
Edson Sunderland Bastin, Francis Baker Laney, 1918
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The Ore Minerals Under the Microscope: An Optical Guide
Polybasite. Geologic Environment: low- to moderate-temperature hydrothermal Ag veins Reflection Colour: brownish tint Internal Reflections: specs, red Reflectance [%]: Anisotropy: Pleochroism: 30.02 - 31.43 dark greenish to bluish greys ...
Bernhard Pracejus, 2008
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Economic Geology of the Georgetown Quadrangle (together with ...
Polybasite, tetrahedrite, pyrargyrite, proustite, argentite, and native silver. — Polybasite, pyrargyrite, proustite, and argentite, abundant in the relative order named, may be discussed together. The last two are relatively rare; the first two ...
Josiah Edward Spurr, George H. Garrey, Sydney Hobart Ball, 1908
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Geochemical and Tectonic Evolution of Arc-Backarc ...
... naumannite, polybasite, electrum, miargyrite, chalcopyrite, fahore, arsenopyrite . quartz, adularia, kaolinite, sericite, pyrargyrite, stephanite marcasite, pyrite, sphalerite, stibnite cinnabar calcite Koryu aguilarite, peareeite, polybasite, electrum, ...
N. Shikazono, 2003
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
It is intergrown with polybasite, and both minerals have replaced tetrahedrite. It is commonly cut by super- gene replacement veinlets of chalcopyrite and pearceite or proustite. Miargyrite is also abundant in the late silver ores associated with ...
9
Geology of the Tonopah Mining District, Nevada
ARGENTITE, POLYBASITE, AND CHALCOPYRITE IN DRUSES. In the Montana Tonopah, at a depth of about 500 feet, were found specimens showing good crystals of argentite, polybasite (in part, perhaps, stephanite), and chalcopyrite, often ...
Josiah Edward Spurr, 1905
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Coastal Glaciers of Prince William Sound and Kenai ...
Sb,S„ is an important mineral on *he Comstock lode, at Tuscarora and Tonopah, Nev., at Georgetown, Aspen, and Rico, Colo., and in many other silver districts. It generally accompanies ruby silver and polybasite, and in some districts it occurs  ...
Ulysses Sherman Grant, Daniel F. Higgins (jr.), 1913

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLYBASITE»

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Collecting Microminerals in the Creede Mining District
Polybasite-pearcite was common in some portions of the orebody. Thin, crude, hexagonal prismatic crystals to 2 mm across were common. «RedOrbit, Sep 08»

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