请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 piemontite
释义

piemontiten.

Brit. /ˈpiːmɒntʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈpimənˌtaɪt/
Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Piemontit.
Etymology: < German Piemontit ( G. A. Kenngott Das Mohs'sche Mineralsystem(1853) 75) < the name of Piemonte (see Piedmontese n.), where it was found + -it -ite suffix1.Now preferred to piedmontite n. (see quot. 1971) as being more in accord with the original German spelling and with European practice for mineral names.
Mineralogy.
A reddish-brown or reddish-black mineral of the epidote group that is a silicate of calcium, aluminium, iron, and manganese belonging to the monoclinic crystal system.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > epidote group > [noun] > piedmontite
piedmontite1854
piemontite1892
1892 E. S. Dana J. D. Dana's Syst. Mineral. (ed. 6) Index 1125/3 Piedmontite 521. Piemontite, 521.
1950 Årsbok Sveriges Geologiska Undersökning 44 ii. 15 In some parts of the limestone,..crystalline masses of piemontite appear in zones measuring many meters in thickness.
1971 Mineral. Mag. 38 104 Recommendations of the Commission [on New Minerals and Mineral Names of the International Mineralogical Association] on minerals for which more than one name is in common use... Piemontite, not piedmontite.
1993 Jrnl. Petrol. 34 35 Other less prominent piemontite-bearing zones crop out both higher and lower in the section, primarily in lapilli-rich tuffs.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
n.1892
随便看

 

英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/1/24 14:29:21