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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WILLEMITE

From Dutch willemit, named after Willem I of the Netherlands (1772–1843).
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PRONUNCIATION OF WILLEMITE

willemite  [ˈwɪləˌmaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WILLEMITE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Willemite 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 WILLEMITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

willemite

Willemite

Willemite is a zinc silicate mineral and a minor ore of zinc. It is highly fluorescent under shortwave ultraviolet light. It occurs in all different colors in daylight, in fibrous masses, solid brown masses, and apple green gemmy masses. It was discovered in 1830 and named after William I of the Netherlands.

Definition of willemite in the English dictionary

The definition of willemite in the dictionary is a secondary mineral consisting of zinc silicate in hexagonal crystalline form. It is white, colourless, or coloured by impurities and is found in veins of zinc ore. Formula: Zn2SiO4.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WILLEMITE


Adamite
ˈædəˌmaɪt
Adullamite
əˈdʌləˌmaɪt
atacamite
əˈtækəˌmaɪt
bedlamite
ˈbɛdləˌmaɪt
Benthamite
ˈbɛnθəˌmaɪt
calamite
ˈkæləˌmaɪt
catamite
ˈkætəˌmaɪt
diatomite
daɪˈætəˌmaɪt
dolomite
ˈdɒləˌmaɪt
dynamite
ˈdaɪnəˌmaɪt
Edomite
ˈiːdəˌmaɪt
Elamite
ˈiːləˌmaɪt
fogramite
ˈfəʊɡrəˌmaɪt
Gothamite
ˈɡɒθəˌmaɪt
hellgrammite
ˈhɛlɡrəˌmaɪt
rolamite
ˈrəʊləˌmaɪt
schorlomite
ˈskɔːləˌmaɪt
Shulamite
ˈʃuːləˌmaɪt
sodomite
ˈsɒdəˌmaɪt
wolframite
ˈwʊlfrəˌmaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WILLEMITE

will
will do
will-o-the-wispish
will-o-the-wispy
will-o´-the-wisp
willable
willed
Willem-Alexander
Willemstad
willer
willet
willful
willfully
willfulness

WORDS THAT END LIKE WILLEMITE

a mite
anti-Semite
chromite
dust mite
eremite
Ermite
happy little vegemite
kumite
marmite
mite
samite
Semite
Shemite
smite
somite
spider mite
stalagmite
termite
Thermite
Vegemite

Synonyms and antonyms of willemite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «willemite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WILLEMITE

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Translator English - Chinese

锌矿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

willemita
570 millions of speakers

English

willemite
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

willemite
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

willemite
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

виллемита
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

willemita
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

willemite
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

willemite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Willemite
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Willemits
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ケイ酸亜鉛鉱
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

willemite
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Willemite
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

willemite
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

willemite
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विलेमाइट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

willemite
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

willemite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

willemite
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

віллеміта
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

willemite
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

willemite
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

willemite
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

willemite
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

willemite
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of willemite

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WILLEMITE»

The term «willemite» is normally little used and occupies the 146.662 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WILLEMITE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WILLEMITE»

Discover the use of willemite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to willemite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill, Sussex County, ...
Crystal of willemite terminated by faces of rhombohedrons of all three orders 84 121. Crystal of willemite terminated by third- order rhombohedrons 85 122. Short prismatic crystal of willemite 85 123. Short prismatic crystal of willemite 85 124.
Charles Palache, 1935
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Geological Survey professional paper
The composition of the ore is approximately 40 percent franklinite, 25 percent gangue carbonates, 23 percent willemite, 11 percent gangue silicates, and 1 percent zincite. The distribution of the ore minerals is remarkably uniform throughout ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), Geological Survey (U.S.). Geographic Names Information Management, 1959
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U.S. Geological Survey professional paper
At the junction with the granite porphyry strong contact metamorphism is noted. MINERAL DEPOSITS. The mineral deposits consist of normal fissure veins. a By Waldemar Liudgren. Willemite (Zn2Si04), zinc silicate, 58.6 per cent zinc.
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1910
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Hydrothermal Processes and Mineral Systems
Stratiform nonsulphide deposits are mainly known from the USA (e.g. Franklin) and contain franklinite and willemite. Willemite is found in several carbonate rock -hosted Pb-Zn deposits and is commonly associated with high Zn grades. Brugger ...
Franco Pirajno, 2008
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Willemite
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Willemite is a zinc silicate mineral (Zn2SiO4) and a minor ore of zinc. It is highly fluorescent (green) under shortwave ultraviolet light.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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Willemite
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Willemite is a zinc silicate mineral (Zn2SiO4) and a minor ore of zinc.
Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken, 2010
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Collecting Rocks, Gems and Minerals: Identification, Values ...
Willemite generally occurs as compact, granular, aggregate masses; in fibrous, radiating form; and as hexagonal prismatic crystals often terminated by rhombohedra. Willemite may be colorless, white, gray, green, yellow, brown, reddish or ...
Patti Polk, 2012
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Electron Microscopy and Analysis 2001
1 XRD patterns of glazes with CuO heat treated by using the HTC1 and HTC2 cycles (w and g refer to willemite and gahnite, respectively). Lower temperature heat treatment (HTC2) resulted in the formation of only willemite crystals whereas  ...
M. Aindow, C. J. Kiely, 2001
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Ordovician Graptolites of the Basin Ranges in California, ...
775) describe the paragenesis of the primary ores as follows : Paragenetically, it appears that of the ore minerals, willemite formed first In the sequence, with tephroite, zincite and franklinite following in undetermined order; tephroite and zincite ...
Reuben James Ross, William B. N. Berry, 1963
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Handbook of Hydrothermal Technology
The following zincosilicates have been identified in this system: Zn2[SiO4]- willemite, Na2Zn[Si2O6], NaZn[SiO4], Na2Zn[Si3O8], Na2Zn3(SiO4)2, and Na2Zn2[Si2O7]. Figure 7.33 shows the NC diagram of fields of crystallization of various ...
K. Byrappa, Masahiro Yoshimura, 2012

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WILLEMITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term willemite is used in the context of the following news items.
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Museum is just one of Washington County's hidden gems
Willemite and autunite may be yellow-green; scapolite shows up as orange-yellow; dolomite is often a vivid orange, and hardystonite may appear as deep blue, ... «The Register-Guard, May 15»
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Franklinite mineral sheds light as part of New Jersey's history
Lowell: Franklinite is one of several zinc ore minerals, along with such others as willemite and zincite, found in Franklin, New Jersey and the nearby town of ... «Daily Record, May 15»
3
Crystals everywhere!
He remarks that “the nice thing about the willemite, they glow a beautiful fluorescent green, like a uranium-colored green, under the shortwave ultraviolet light. «Physics Today, Dec 14»
4
Day Trip: Franklin Mineral Museum
As the name implies, this room features three commonly found minerals of the area, namely Franklinite, Willemite, and Zincite. Information about each mineral ... «Baristanet, Jul 14»
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Geodes, minerals wow Sioux City Public Museum visitors
"This piece of willemite and calcite came from New Jersey. It's famous for having florescent minerals," he said. "When you put this under ultraviolet light it glows ... «Sioux City Journal, Jul 14»
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Ramsey council approves road maintenance projects
Willemite Street is one of three roads in the Ramsey Town Center 9th addition that may or may not get a wear course pavement layer this summer, depending on ... «Coon Rapids Herald, Aug 13»
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Troop 150 goes on the Sussex District Camporee At Sterling Hill Mine
The boys learned so much about all of the rock which made the Sterling Hill Mine famous, including fluorescent rocks such as Willemite, Franklinite and Zincite. «The Sparta Independent, Jun 13»
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Blackwells set to make 55 redundant as it closes library services …
Kate Willemite, the current financial controller, will become finance director. Blackwell's, which was set up at 50 Broad Street by Benjamin Blackwell in 1879, ... «Oxford Mail, Apr 13»
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Rock stars show off their wares at Dover event
Bigos specializes in fluorescent minerals such as willemite and calcite that become neon orange, green and yellow nuggets and chunks when exposed to ... «The Union Leader, Apr 13»

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