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单词 rhodalite
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rhodaliten.

Brit. /ˈrəʊdəlʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈroʊdəˌlaɪt/
Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ῥοδαλός , -ite suffix1.
Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek ῥοδαλός made of or from roses ( < ancient Greek ῥόδον rose (see rhodo- comb. form) + -αλος , suffix forming nouns) + -ite suffix1, so called on account of its appearance (see quot. 1836).
Mineralogy. Now rare.
A soft, rose-coloured or blood red clay mineral originally found in Northern Ireland. Rhodalite is an alumosilicate of iron (whose precise proportions have not been defined) which also contains some calcium and traces of manganese, occurring in the form of small rectangular prisms.
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1836 T. Thomson Outl. Mineral. I. 354 Rhodalite. I give this name to a mineral from Ireland, which I got in the autumn of 1834 from Mr. Doran.
1870 Proc. Royal Irish Acad. 1866–9 10 327 Rhodalite is found associated with Chabasite and calcic carbonate, in the cavities of amygdaloid, at Ballintoy, and at the Causeway.
1901 M. F. Heddle Mineral. Scotl. I. p. xxxiii/2 (table) Rhodalite.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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