greenockiten.

Brit.

/ˈɡriːnəkʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈɡrinəˌkaɪt/

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

Etymology: < the name of Charles Cathcart, Lord Greenock (later Earl Cathcart; 1783–1859), Scottish landowner and general (see quot. 1840) + -ite suffix¹.

Mineralogy.

A rare yellow mineral consisting of cadmium sulphide, typically occurring as a crust on zinc ores.Chemical formula: CdS. Crystal system: hexagonal.

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ethiops1697

ethiops mineral1727

sternbergite1826

proustite1835

greenockite1840

dufrenoysite1846

aciculite1849

pyrargyrite1849

schreibersite1849

siegenite1854

troilite1868

valleriite1875

argyrodite1886

semseyite1886

canfieldite1893

sulvanite1900

teallite1904

patronite1906

hydrotroilite1913

violarite1924

cooperite1928

braggite1932

mackinawite1962

roquesite1963

vysotskite1963

mawsonite1965

rhodostannite1968

1840 R. Jameson in Edinb. New Philos. Jrnl. 28 391 This mineral was first noticed as an undescribed substance by Lord Greenock, in compliment to whom we have named it Greenockite.

1875 F. A. Genth Prelim. Rep. Mineral. Pennsylvania 19 A specimen of this clay..contained 5 per cent. of cadmium, equal to 6.4 per cent. of greenockite.

1940 G. H. J. Adlam & L. S. Price Higher School Certificate Inorg. Chem. (ed. 2) xxxii. 256 The sulphide..occurs as greenockite, but this mineral is rare.

1999 Providence (Rhode Island) Jrnl.-Bull. (Nexis) 1 Nov. 7 b Appreciable quantities of cadmium, in a mineral called greenockite, have been identified in Scotland, Bohemia and Pennsylvania.

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

单词	greenockite
释义	greenockiten. Brit. /ˈɡriːnəkʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈɡrinəˌkaɪt/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Greenock , -ite suffix¹. Etymology: < the name of Charles Cathcart, Lord Greenock (later Earl Cathcart; 1783–1859), Scottish landowner and general (see quot. 1840) + -ite suffix¹. Mineralogy. A rare yellow mineral consisting of cadmium sulphide, typically occurring as a crust on zinc ores.Chemical formula: CdS. Crystal system: hexagonal. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > sulphides and related minerals > [noun] > other sulphides ethiops1697 ethiops mineral1727 sternbergite1826 proustite1835 greenockite1840 dufrenoysite1846 aciculite1849 pyrargyrite1849 schreibersite1849 siegenite1854 troilite1868 valleriite1875 argyrodite1886 semseyite1886 canfieldite1893 sulvanite1900 teallite1904 patronite1906 hydrotroilite1913 violarite1924 cooperite1928 braggite1932 mackinawite1962 roquesite1963 vysotskite1963 mawsonite1965 rhodostannite1968 1840 R. Jameson in Edinb. New Philos. Jrnl. 28 391 This mineral was first noticed as an undescribed substance by Lord Greenock, in compliment to whom we have named it Greenockite. 1875 F. A. Genth Prelim. Rep. Mineral. Pennsylvania 19 A specimen of this clay..contained 5 per cent. of cadmium, equal to 6.4 per cent. of greenockite. 1940 G. H. J. Adlam & L. S. Price Higher School Certificate Inorg. Chem. (ed. 2) xxxii. 256 The sulphide..occurs as greenockite, but this mineral is rare. 1999 Providence (Rhode Island) Jrnl.-Bull. (Nexis) 1 Nov. 7 b Appreciable quantities of cadmium, in a mineral called greenockite, have been identified in Scotland, Bohemia and Pennsylvania. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1840
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