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▪ I. † ˈverdite1 Chem. Obs.
[f. verd-ous a. + -ite1 4 b.]
A salt produced by the action of verdous acid on a base.
1838T. Thomson Chem. Org. Bodies 159 The precipitate consists of verdite of lead. 1843Penny Cycl. XXVI. 256/1 The earthy or metallic verdites are yellow, while the verdates of the same bases are green.
▪ II. verdite2|ˈvɜːdaɪt|
[f. verd- (as in verdure) + -ite1.]
A green ornamental rock from South Africa.
1908Mineral Industry XVI. 810 During 1907 there was found on the south bank of the North Kaap river, in South Africa,..another..stone that has the deep green color of..chromiferous syenite... It has a hardness of about three, and is susceptible of a high polish; the color is a rich chrome green and the stone contains a chrome-muscovite and some argillaceous material... The stone is obtained in blocks weighing one ton or more... The name verdite has been suggested for it. 1916Chambers's Jrnl. Apr. 272/2 Articles of jewellery and ornaments are made of verdite. 1935Archit. Rev. LXXVIII. 104/1 In the Midland Headquarters in the City, it is said that each of the Verdite pilasters..cost a Thousand pounds, and there are a considerable number of them. 1979Hurlbut & Switzer Gemology xiii. 143/1 Verdite is a green rock consisting of fuchsite (a chrome mica), and clayey mica. |