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PRONUNCIATION OF REDRUTHITE

redruthite  [ˈrɛdruːˌθaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REDRUTHITE

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Redruthite is a noun.
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WHAT DOES REDRUTHITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

redruthite

Chalcocite

Chalcocite, copper sulfide, is an important copper ore mineral. It is opaque, being colored dark-gray to black with a metallic luster. It has a hardness of 2½ - 3 on the Mohs scale. It is a sulfide with an orthorhombic crystal system. The term chalcocite comes from the alteration of the obsolete name chalcosine, from the Greek khalkos, meaning copper. It is also known as redruthite, vitreous copper and copper-glance.

Definition of redruthite in the English dictionary

The definition of redruthite in the dictionary is an important dark-gray or black copper ore mineral which is a sulphide.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REDRUTHITE


acolouthite
ˌækəˈluːθaɪt
anorthite
ænˈɔːθaɪt
bright
braɪt
chalcanthite
kælˈkænθaɪt
chloanthite
kləʊˈænθaɪt
cite
saɪt
copyright
ˈkɒpɪˌraɪt
despite
dɪˈspaɪt
fight
faɪt
flight
flaɪt
gnathite
ˈneɪθaɪt
goethite
ˈɡəʊθaɪt
height
haɪt
invite
ɪnˈvaɪt
knight
naɪt
light
laɪt
lite
laɪt
lithite
ˈlɪθaɪt
might
maɪt
perthite
ˈpɜːθaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REDRUTHITE

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WORDS THAT END LIKE REDRUTHITE

black and white
black-and-white
Chinese white
egg white
graphite
Hepplewhite
house white
in black and white
in the white
large white
malachite
off-white
phosphite
poor White
shite
small white
Snow White
snow-white
the white
white

Synonyms and antonyms of redruthite in the English dictionary of synonyms

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REDRUTHITE»

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The Mineralogist's Directory, Or, a Guide to the Principal ...
Malachite. Redruthite. Torberite. (Huel Crofty, East.) Ответить Actinolite. Axinite. Blende. Chlorite. Felspar. Fluor. Hornblende. Pyrite. Redruthite. Rock Crystal. Towanite. (Huel Crofty, South.) TIN and COPPER. Stannine. (Huel Frances, South.) ...
Townshend M. HALL, 1868
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An Elementary Introduction to Mineralogy ... A new edition, ...
REDRUTHITE. 159 meyerite and redruthite c from San Pedro in Chile; d, e, f from Catemo in Chile, all by Domeyko :— a b c d e f Copper . . 30'48 30-95 63'38 53- 94. 60'58 63'98 Silver . . 5227 52-71 28'79 24-04 16'58 1208 Iron . . 0'33 024.
William PHILLIPS (F.L.S., etc.), Henry James Brooke, William Hallows MILLER, 1852
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Report and Transactions of the Devonshire Association for ...
CLASS I. METALLIC MINERALS. COPPEB. SULPHUKET OF COPPER. Redruthite, Copper Glance, or Vitreous Copper. Although abundant in Cornwall, the occurrence of vitreous copper in Devonshire does not appear to have been noted.
‎1869
4
An Elementary Introduction to Mineralogy
Is completely decomposed by warm nitric acid, yielding a blue solution, and leaving a residue of sulphur. Cu'S, copper 79-84, sulphur 2CT16. Analyses of redruthite a from the Gumeschefskoi mine, near Katharinenburg, by Klaproth ; b from ...
William Phillips, Henry James Brooke, William Hallows Miller, 1852
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The Encyclopaedia Britannica, Or Dictionary of Arts, ...
Rhombic ; isomorphous with redruthite. Crystals rare ; usually massive, or in plates ; fracture flat, conchoidal, or even; verysectile. H.=2'5...3; G. = 6-2—6-3. Bright. Blackish lead-gray. B.B. fuses easily to a gray metallic semimalleable globule.
‎1858
6
The Encyclopaedia Britannica: Or, Dictionary of Arts, ...
Rhombic; isomorphous with redruthite. Crystals rare; usually mmsive, or in plates; fracture flat, conchoidal, or even; very sectile. H.=2'5...3; G.=6'2---6'3. Bright. Blackish lead-gray. B.B. fuses easily to a gray metallic semimalleable globule.
Thomas Stewart Traill, 1858
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The Minerals of New South Wales, Etc.
REDRUTHITE.—Vitreous Copper Ore—Copper Glance. Chem. comp.: Copper disulphide = Cu2S ; copper, 79'8; sulphur, 202 = 100. Crystallises in the rhombic system. It is of a lead-grey colour, soft, and leaves a shining streak something like  ...
Archibald Liversidge, 2011
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Report and Transactions of the Devonshire Association for ...
Redruthite, Copper Glance, or Vitreous Copper. Although abundant in Cornwall, the occurrence of vitreous copper in Devonshire does not appear to have been noted. I have, however, lately received from Mr. W. J. Henwood, F.R.S., a letter, ...
Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature and Art, 1869
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Publication
... massicot, minium) ; Copper (azurite, chrysoeolla, pyrites, cuprite, malachite, redruthite, tile ore) ; Tin (cassiterite, stannite) ; Bismuth (bismuthinite, bismutite) ; Wolfram; Molybdenite (molybdite) ; Antimony (stibnite) ; Manganese (psilomelane , ...
‎1915
10
The Ore Minerals Under the Microscope: An Optical Guide
Redruthite). Geologic Environment: alteration products of Cu sulfide deposits Reflection Colour: blue-grey Internal Reflections: Reflectance [%]: 29.93 Bireflectance: Anisotropy: Pleochroism: weak, often only visible with slightly opened ...
Bernhard Pracejus, 2008

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