单词 | pecoraite |
释义 | pecoraiten. Mineralogy. A rare, bright green, monoclinic mineral of the serpentine group, consisting of a basic silicate of nickel, Ni3Si2O5(OH)4, found originally as a product of weathering in an ancient meteorite and subsequently in other metamorphic rocks. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > phyllosilicate > [noun] > other phyllosilicates pimelite1808 picrosmine1825 stilpnomelane1850 allophite1874 thalenite1899 sanbornite1932 niocalite1956 rhodesite1957 innelite1960 tosudite1964 pecoraite1969 1969 G. T. Faust et al. in Science 4 July 59/3 A green mineral of the serpentine group, rich in nickel, was described..from the Wolf Creek meteorite in the desert of Western Australia... The new mineral is named pecoraite after Dr. William T. Pecora, Director of the U.S. Geological Survey, in recognition of his contributions..to the mineralogy and geology of nickel silicate deposits in North America and South America. 1973 Mineral. Mag. 39 113 Pecoraite..was found as fracture fillings in the Wolf Creek meteorite of Western Australia. 1995 Clay Minerals 30 212/1 Pecoraite occurs as deep-green grains, 0.1 to 1 mm in diameter filling fine cracks and veins in the serpentinized harzburgite. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1969 |
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