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Meaning of "saussurite" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SAUSSURITE

saussurite  [sɔːˈsjʊəraɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SAUSSURITE

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Saussurite is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SAUSSURITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Saussurite

Saussurite is a mineral aggregate which is formed as a hydrothermal alteration product of plagioclase feldspar. It appears very similar to zoisite with a green or grayish-green color, it has been used as a substitute or simulant for jade. Saussurite is not however recognized as a true mineral because it is a microscopic mixture of several other minerals, zoisite, epidote, sericite, albite or other sodium rich feldspar along with possibly scapolite. The use of microscopic refractive index data and X-ray diffraction patterns are needed to distinguish some saussurite simulants from true jade. It was named after the Swiss explorer Horace Benedict de Saussure, who discovered it on the slopes of Mont Blanc.

Definition of saussurite in the English dictionary

The definition of saussurite in the dictionary is a grayish-green mineral composite of albite, zoite, and other minerals and formed by the hydrothermal alteration of feldspar.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SAUSSURITE


aerosiderite
ˌɛərəʊˈsaɪdəraɪt
alright
ɔːlˈraɪt
barite
ˈbɛəraɪt
Blairite
ˈblɛəraɪt
bright
braɪt
copyright
ˈkɒpɪˌraɪt
curite
ˈkjʊəraɪt
fluorite
ˈflʊəraɪt
mugearite
muːˈɡɪəraɪt
nerite
ˈnɪəraɪt
neurite
ˈnjʊəraɪt
outright
ˈaʊtˌraɪt
right
raɪt
rite
raɪt
sclerite
ˈsklɪəraɪt
sphaerite
ˈsfɪəraɪt
trailerite
ˈtreɪləraɪt
welfarite
ˈwɛlfɛəraɪt
wright
raɪt
write
raɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SAUSSURITE

sauroid
sauropod
sauropodous
sauropsidan
sauropterygian
saury
sausage
sausage dog
sausage machine
sausage meat
sausage roll
sausage-like
Saussure
Saussurean
saussuritic
saut
sauterne
Sauternes
sautoir
sauve qui peut

WORDS THAT END LIKE SAUSSURITE

azurite
evens favourite
favourite
ferrite
fulgurite
hippurite
hypocrite
joint favourite
Labourite
lazurite
marguerite
meteorite
odds-on favourite
overwrite
rewrite
roburite
sprite
tellurite
unfavorite
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Synonyms and antonyms of saussurite in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «saussurite» into 25 languages

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saussurite
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Trends of use of saussurite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SAUSSURITE»

The term «saussurite» is barely ever used and occupies the 196.559 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SAUSSURITE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SAUSSURITE»

Discover the use of saussurite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to saussurite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The American Journal of Science
Their examination has afforded me the following mineral species: saussurite, smaragdite, actinolite, talc, feldspar, and rarely pyrites. The saussurite, which is generally predominant, is very uniform in its characters ; it is always finely granular or ...
‎1859
2
The American Journal of Science and Arts
Their examination has afforded me the following mineral species : saussurite, smaragdite, actinolite, talc, The saussurite, which is generally predominant, is very uniform in its characters ; it is always finely granular or compact, very tough, and ...
‎1859
3
Introduction to Geology
114 EUPHOTIDE OR SAUSSURITE. varieties of saussurite as well as of serpentine acquire an external polish, like a coat of varnish, by exposure to the action of water: this may be observed in the pebbles of bright green saussurite near Mont ...
Robert Bakewell, 1833
4
An introduction to geology: intended to convey a practical ...
120 SERPENTINE.—-EUPHOTIDE on SAUSSURITE. the Italian verde-antique; occasional stripes and spots of steatite, asbest, and quartz, occur in it. The red is sometimes intermixed with a great variety of other rich colours in the same stone,  ...
Robert Bakewell, Benjamin Silliman, 1838
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Bulletin
The alteration of plagioclase to zoisite is exceedingly common, but it is rarely complete. As a rulo mixtures of zoisite and feldspar remain, which were once thought to represent a distinct mineral species and to which the name saussurite was ...
‎1920
6
The Data of Geochemistry
The alteration of plagioclase to zoisite is exceedingly common, but it is rarely complete. As a rule mixtures of zoisite and feldspar remain, which were once thought to represent a distinct mineral species and to which the name saussurite was ...
Frank Wigglesworth Clarke, 1920
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An Introduction to Geology: Intended to Convey a Practical ...
It was first noticed by Saussure in rounded pieces and loose blocks, scattered over several parts of the valley near the Lake of Geneva : to this mineral the name of Saussurite has been given. It is much harder than quartz, and its specific  ...
Robert Bakewell, 1838
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A Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry and the Arts
Component A hundred parts of saussurite afforded me pans of the saussurite. Silex 44 Alumine •••• 30 Lime 4 Oxide of iron 12'5 Oxide of manganese 0-05 . Soda 6 y Potash 0-25 Loss 3-2 100. It is neither a From these results it appears, that ...
‎1808
9
Composition, Origin and Distrubution of Dutch Coastal Sands ...
occur in higher percentages in the beach sands, whereas the saussurite, alterite and epidote percentages are higher in the dune sands. In the southern type of sands there is a slight difference in heavy mineral composition between the beach ...
10
Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry and the Arts
ANALYSIS or JADE. “-1 ways found disseminated in it. It had no perceptible eflect ion the magneticneedle. A saussurite very distinctly marked yielded before the Ftiifll W01 . . . pa esemitrair blowplpe a greasy, semltransparent glass, I of a white  ...
William Nicholson, 1808

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