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Meaning of "riebeckite" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RIEBECKITE

ˈriːbəˌkaɪt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RIEBECKITE

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Riebeckite is a noun.
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WHAT DOES RIEBECKITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Riebeckite

Riebeckite is a sodium-rich member of the amphibole group of silicate minerals, chemical formula ☐Na2Si8O222. It forms a series with magnesioriebeckite. It crystallizes in the monoclinic system, usually as long prismatic crystals showing a diamond-shaped cross section, but also in fibrous, bladed, acicular, columnar, and radiating forms. Its Mohs hardness is 5.0–6.0, and its specific gravity is 3.0–3.4. Cleavage is perfect, two directions in the shape of a diamond; fracture is uneven, splintery. It is often translucent to nearly opaque.

Definition of riebeckite in the English dictionary

The definition of riebeckite in the dictionary is a mineral which is rich in sodium and is often translucent.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RIEBECKITE

Amalekite · arkite · blatherskite · brookite · greenockite · hellkite · kight · kite · larvikite · laurvikite · malachite · monchiquite · onychite · parakite · perovskite · phenakite · skyte · trachyte · unakite · zincite

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RIEBECKITE

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WORDS THAT END LIKE RIEBECKITE

black kite · box kite · burkite · fly a kite · go fly a kite · high as a kite · on the skite · power kite · red kite · samarskite · skite · stunt kite

Synonyms and antonyms of riebeckite in the English dictionary of synonyms

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リーベック閃石
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RIEBECKITE»

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Rock-forming Minerals
... 1986, with permission from Elsevier Science. or close to maximum microcline with triclinicity values between 0.876 and 1.00. The latter occur in rocks that show extensive albitization and subsolidus crystallization of biotite and riebeckite.
William Alexander Deer, Robert Andrew Howie, J. Zussman, 2001
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Field Guide to Plutons, Volcanoes, Faults, Reefs, Dinosaurs, ...
The rare occurrence of magnesio-riebeckite (a sodic amphibole) in the Wilson Ridge pluton was studied by Potts (2000), but has only recently been noted in the River Mountains volcanic section. In both areas, magnesio- riebeckite occurs as ...
Ernest M. Duebendorfer, Eugene Irwin Smith, 2008
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Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World: Africa
The following ring dyke encompassing the eastern and northern sides of the complex is 19 km in length and of riebeckite-biotite granite. which is mineralogically and texturally variable. Near the outer margin arfvedsonite is partly tranformed to ...
Alan Robert Woolley, 2001
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Studies in New England Geology: A Memoir in Honor of C. Wroe ...
Description of sample Location of sample Descrlptlo" 0f analyled materlal Rattlesnake pluton samples A-1089 118 Quartz-riebeckite vein with coarse blades of Rattlesnake Hill, Sharon, Mass. Fresh fiebeckit? concentrates '20/+100 meSh; ...
Paul C. Lyons, Arthur H. Brownlow, 1976
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U.S. Geological Survey professional paper
Riebeckite granite, Ognitakii complex, U.S.S.R. (3) 13.7 1.0 13.7 Do. Ognitskii complex, U.S.S.R. (4) _ . 22. 7 1. 0 22. 7 Do. Albite granite, Attu Islands, Aleutians (1) 30 Unpub. data, U.S. G.S. Riebeckite(?) granite, Wichita Mountains, Okla.
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1969
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
The coarse riebeckite granite (table 11, no. 12) is a gray, tan- to orange- weathering rock that consists of quartz, alkali feldspar, riebeckite, and accessory biotite, magnetite, zircon, and fluorite. The finegrained riebeckite granite (table 11 , no.
Geological Survey (U.S.)
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Field Guide to Rocks & Minerals of Southern Africa
Elongated prismatic crystals of bright blue crocidolite are the most common form of riebeckite in southern Africa. Samples of this type of asbestos were sent back to Germany from the Northern Cape in the early 19th Century by Heinrich ...
Bruce Cairncross, 2004
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The American Journal of Science
4. I may further emphasize the similarity of riebeckite, in its occurrence and petrographic characters, with the tourmaline from tourmaline granites, aplites, etc. The poikilitic structure of the large crystals, hypidiomorphic and allotrio- rnorphic  ...
‎1905
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Exhumation Processes: Normal Faulting, Ductile Flow and Erosion
between riebeckite segments. The dominance of actinolite in necks and as terminal overgrowths (e.g. Fig. 4) and the continuous gradient in composition from winchite to actinolite (Figs 6-8) suggest that actinolite precipitation followed winchite, ...
Uwe Ring, 1999
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The Pre-cambrian Along the Guld of Suez and the Norther Part ...
4o6) of 1 kg riebeckite isolated from 2 t of riebeckite-granite exist. Suringa found less Fe2O3 and more FeO than Steinwachs. There is also a discrepancy in the Na2O content (7.95% Suringa and 5.63% Steinwachs). If an average of the two ...
Heinrich Moritz Emil Schuermann, 1966

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RIEBECKITE»

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Naturally occurring asbestos: the hidden killer
These minerals include actinolite, anthophyllite, grunerite, riebeckite and tremolite. There are scientists who believe in the existence of many other fibrous ... «KLAS-TV, May 15»
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Naturally Occurring Asbestos Found in Arizona, Nevada
Amphibole asbestos minerals – riebeckite, grunerite-cummingtonite, anthophyllite, tremolite and actinolite – are known human carcinogens. Exposure to fibrous ... «Sci-News.com, Feb 15»
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Deadly Asbestos Could Kill Gogebic's Iron Ore Mine Project
“Asbestosis defined in NR 447.02 as “Asbestos” means the asbestiform varieties of serpentinite (chrysotile), riebeckite (crocidolite), cummingtonite−grunerite ... «Indian Country Today Media Network, Aug 13»
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MARRA MAMBA TIGER'S EYE SPHERE
With highlights of white and red jasper, yellow and brown goethite and the deep olive and bottle green mixture of blue riebeckite and yellow goethite, it is one of ... «Auction Central News, Nov 08»
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Geochronology and Geodynamics of Scottish Granitoids From the …
The Carn Chuinneag intrusion includes riebeckite-bearing granite (Pidgeon & Compston 1992) also typical of A-type granites (Loiselle & Wones 1979). «RedOrbit, Jun 08»
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