murchisoniten.

Brit.

/ˈməːtʃᵻsənʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈmərtʃəsəˌnaɪt/

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

Etymology: < the name of Sir Roderick Impey Murchison (1792–1871), Scottish geologist + -ite suffix¹.

Mineralogy.

A red variety of orthoclase found in Devon, England.

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adularia1789

ice-spar1816

necronite1819

murchisonite1827

rhyacolite1831

Amazon-stone1836

ryakonite1837

krablite1844

1827 A. Levy in Philos. Mag. 1 452 I shall propose for the substance I have described the name of Murchisonite, in compliment to the gentleman who first directed my attention to it.

1839 H. T. De la Beche Rep. Geol. Cornwall vii. 217 The fragments of porphyry..may not be Murchisonite felspar.

1883 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 419/2 Amazon Stone..and Murchisonite, golden or greyish yellow, from Arran and Dawlish, are varieties [of Common Felspar].

1923 H. H. Read Rutley's Elem. Mineral. (ed. 21) ii. 189 Murchisonite.—A red Felspar, with peculiar yellowish-golden lustre.

1987 R. L. Bates & J. A. Jackson Gloss. Geol. (ed. 3) 439/1 Murchisonite, a flesh-red perthitic variety of orthoclase with good cleavage and often gold-yellow reflections in a direction perpendicular to (010).

1993 A. M. Clark Hey's Mineral Index (ed. 3) 475/1 Murchisonite..shown to be orthoclase optically by A. DesCloizeaux (1876).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	murchisonite
释义	murchisoniten. Brit. /ˈməːtʃᵻsənʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈmərtʃəsəˌnaɪt/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Murchison , -ite suffix¹. Etymology: < the name of Sir Roderick Impey Murchison (1792–1871), Scottish geologist + -ite suffix¹. Mineralogy. A red variety of orthoclase found in Devon, England. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > tectosilicate > [noun] > feldspar > orthoclase > varieties adularia1789 ice-spar1816 necronite1819 murchisonite1827 rhyacolite1831 Amazon-stone1836 ryakonite1837 krablite1844 1827 A. Levy in Philos. Mag. 1 452 I shall propose for the substance I have described the name of Murchisonite, in compliment to the gentleman who first directed my attention to it. 1839 H. T. De la Beche Rep. Geol. Cornwall vii. 217 The fragments of porphyry..may not be Murchisonite felspar. 1883 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 419/2 Amazon Stone..and Murchisonite, golden or greyish yellow, from Arran and Dawlish, are varieties [of Common Felspar]. 1923 H. H. Read Rutley's Elem. Mineral. (ed. 21) ii. 189 Murchisonite.—A red Felspar, with peculiar yellowish-golden lustre. 1987 R. L. Bates & J. A. Jackson Gloss. Geol. (ed. 3) 439/1 Murchisonite, a flesh-red perthitic variety of orthoclase with good cleavage and often gold-yellow reflections in a direction perpendicular to (010). 1993 A. M. Clark Hey's Mineral Index (ed. 3) 475/1 Murchisonite..shown to be orthoclase optically by A. DesCloizeaux (1876). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1827
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