释义 |
kerrite Min.|ˈkɛraɪt| [Named in 1873 after Prof. W. C. Kerr.] A kind of vermiculite found in North Carolina, of a pale greenish yellow colour with a tint of brown.
1873Amer. Philos. Soc. XIII. 396 Kerrite..consists of innumerable fine scales, which under the microscope do not present a definite shape. |