greenlanditen.

Brit.

/ˈɡriːnləndʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈɡrinləndˌaɪt/

Forms: 1800s– greenlandite, 1900s– greenlandit.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Greenland n., -ite suffix¹.

Etymology: < Greenland n. + -ite suffix¹ In sense 1 after German Grönlandit (1806 or earlier). In sense 2 apparently after Danish grønlandit (see quot. 1986 at sense 2).

†1. Mineralogy. A red or violet gem variety of garnet (from Greenland); almandine. Obsolete.

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the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > nesosilicates > [noun] > garnet > others

allochroite1801

pyrope1804

cinnamon-stone1805

colophonite1808

succinite1816

topazolite1819

hessonite1820

greenlandite1823

polyadelphite1829

vermeil1884

rhodolite1898

hibschite1907

plazolite1920

kimzeyite1958

majorite1970

1823 H. J. Brooke Familiar Introd. Crystallogr. 467 Garnet..amorphous. transparent; Precious Garnet; Almandine; Greenlandite.

1837 J. D. Dana Syst. Mineral. 351 Garnet... Cinnamon stone. Greenlandite.

2. Geology. A greenish quartzite from Greenland, containing fuchsite.

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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > metamorphic rock > [noun] > other metamorphics

quartzite1823

mica-schist1826

amphibolite1833

hornfels1854

phthanite1854

hornblendite1874

psammite1882

tourmaline-rock1882

tourmaline-schist1882

jasperoid1898

skarn1901

metagabbro1904

metabasite1907

verdite1908

rodingite1911

siallite1933

tonstein1961

greenlandite1981

1981 Folk 23 149 The buckle of the Greenlandic cope is..made from the new Greenlandic gemstone called ‘greenlandit’, which is turquoise in colour.

1986 A. P. Nutman Early Archaean to Proterozoic Hist. Isukasia Area 72 There has already been some use in jewellery of an attractive looking green chromium mica bearing quartzite named ‘grønlandit’ (‘greenlandite’) found in the area.

2001 Chem. Geol. 181 47 The shear zone itself is characterized by fine-grained, bright green chromian muscovite (greenlandite), which is contained in massive recrystallized quartz–mylonite.

2010 Times (Nexis) 7 Jan. (Eureka section) 44 Then there is greenlandite, discovered in iron deposits north of Nuuk in the 1960s. A grass-green quartz similar in appearance to jade, it is described by gem dealers as the oldest gemstone on earth.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	greenlandite
释义	greenlanditen. Brit. /ˈɡriːnləndʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈɡrinləndˌaɪt/ Forms: 1800s– greenlandite, 1900s– greenlandit. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Greenland n., -ite suffix¹. Etymology: < Greenland n. + -ite suffix¹ In sense 1 after German Grönlandit (1806 or earlier). In sense 2 apparently after Danish grønlandit (see quot. 1986 at sense 2). †1. Mineralogy. A red or violet gem variety of garnet (from Greenland); almandine. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > nesosilicates > [noun] > garnet > others allochroite1801 pyrope1804 cinnamon-stone1805 colophonite1808 succinite1816 topazolite1819 hessonite1820 greenlandite1823 polyadelphite1829 vermeil1884 rhodolite1898 hibschite1907 plazolite1920 kimzeyite1958 majorite1970 1823 H. J. Brooke Familiar Introd. Crystallogr. 467 Garnet..amorphous. transparent; Precious Garnet; Almandine; Greenlandite. 1837 J. D. Dana Syst. Mineral. 351 Garnet... Cinnamon stone. Greenlandite. 2. Geology. A greenish quartzite from Greenland, containing fuchsite. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > metamorphic rock > [noun] > other metamorphics quartzite1823 mica-schist1826 amphibolite1833 hornfels1854 phthanite1854 hornblendite1874 psammite1882 tourmaline-rock1882 tourmaline-schist1882 jasperoid1898 skarn1901 metagabbro1904 metabasite1907 verdite1908 rodingite1911 siallite1933 tonstein1961 greenlandite1981 1981 Folk 23 149 The buckle of the Greenlandic cope is..made from the new Greenlandic gemstone called ‘greenlandit’, which is turquoise in colour. 1986 A. P. Nutman Early Archaean to Proterozoic Hist. Isukasia Area 72 There has already been some use in jewellery of an attractive looking green chromium mica bearing quartzite named ‘grønlandit’ (‘greenlandite’) found in the area. 2001 Chem. Geol. 181 47 The shear zone itself is characterized by fine-grained, bright green chromian muscovite (greenlandite), which is contained in massive recrystallized quartz–mylonite. 2010 Times (Nexis) 7 Jan. (Eureka section) 44 Then there is greenlandite, discovered in iron deposits north of Nuuk in the 1960s. A grass-green quartz similar in appearance to jade, it is described by gem dealers as the oldest gemstone on earth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1823
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