| 释义 |
willemite Min.|ˈwɪləmaɪt|
[ad. Du. Willemit (A. Levy, 1829), f. Willem William I of the Netherlands.]
Native silicate of zinc, abundant in New Jersey, found in masses or crystals of various colours from light greenish-yellow to flesh-red.
1850Ansted Elem. Geol., Min. etc. §472. 1907 Times 25 Mar. 15/3 To detect them [sc. certain rays] he used the luminiscence produced by them as they fell on willemite, which was the most sensitive substance he [sc. Professor Thomson] had discovered for the purpose. |