agnesiten.

Brit.

/ˈaɡnᵻsʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈæɡnəˌsaɪt/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Agnes , -ite suffix¹.

Etymology: < the name of St. Agnes, a village in Cornwall, England, near which the mineral was first identified + -ite suffix¹.

Mineralogy. Now disused.

= bismutite n. at bismuthal adj. Compounds.

ΚΠ

1845 J. H. Brooke Mineralogy in Encycl. Metrop. VI. 481/1 Agnesite,... Resembles steatite, but more earthy, and harsher to the touch. Found at St. Agnes, Cornwall.

1854 J. D. Dana Syst. Mineral. (ed. 4) 462 Agnesite. In implanted acicular crystallizations, (pseudomorphous); also encrusting, or amorphous.

1986 Mineral. Mag. 50 731/1 The status of this material as a carbonate..was accepted by Brooke and Miller (1852) who named it agnesite for the locality.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	agnesite
释义	agnesiten. Brit. /ˈaɡnᵻsʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈæɡnəˌsaɪt/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Agnes , -ite suffix¹. Etymology: < the name of St. Agnes, a village in Cornwall, England, near which the mineral was first identified + -ite suffix¹. Mineralogy. Now disused. = bismutite n. at bismuthal adj. Compounds. ΚΠ 1845 J. H. Brooke Mineralogy in Encycl. Metrop. VI. 481/1 Agnesite,... Resembles steatite, but more earthy, and harsher to the touch. Found at St. Agnes, Cornwall. 1854 J. D. Dana Syst. Mineral. (ed. 4) 462 Agnesite. In implanted acicular crystallizations, (pseudomorphous); also encrusting, or amorphous. 1986 Mineral. Mag. 50 731/1 The status of this material as a carbonate..was accepted by Brooke and Miller (1852) who named it agnesite for the locality. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1845
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