单词 | allophane |
释义 | allophanen. Mineralogy. An amorphous clay mineral, typically pale blue, consisting essentially of hydrated aluminium silicate. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > tectosilicate > [noun] > other tektosilicates sarcolite1814 allophane1817 gmelinite1825 levyne1825 schrötterite1844 levynite1868 maskelynite1875 steatoid1877 griqualandite1887 tiger-eye1891 pennantite1946 tacharanite1961 the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > miscellaneous silicates > [noun] > silicate of aluminium allophane1817 newtonite1891 1817 Ann. Philos. 9 244 Allophan. This name has been given by Stromeyer to a new mineral lately analysed by him, because it has very much the appearance of a copper salt. 1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) I. 90 Allophanes have been found containing from 14 to 19 per cent. of oxide of copper, which gives them a green colour. 1930 Amer. Jrnl. Police Sci. 1 410 From the mineralogical aspect clay is found in many forms, such as allophane, kaolin, holloysite, etc. 1994 M. B. McBride Environmental Chem. Soils ii. 53 Soils formed from volcanic ash commonly contain allophane, a noncrystalline hydrous aluminosilicate. 2008 B. Velde & A. Meunier Origin Clay Minerals in Soils viii. 327 The key to the presence of both imogolite and allophane is a continuous humid condition. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1817 |
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