rubinglimmern.
/ˈruːbɪnˌɡlɪmə/, /ˈruːbɪŋˌɡlɪmə/, U.S. /ˈrubənˌɡlɪmər/ Mineralogy. Now rare.
= lepidocrocite n. at lepido- comb. form .
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1823 H. J. Brooke Familiar Introd. Crystallogr. 472 Iron..hydrous..red scaly; Gothite; Pyrosiderite; Rubin-glimmer.
1879 Encycl. Brit. X. 229/1 Hæmatite (peroxide of iron) occurs crystallized in veins through crystalline rocks,..and sometimes in minute scales (rubin-glimmer) disseminated through the minerals of many crystalline rocks.
1919 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 197 322 Optical studies of the reddish, scaly crystals called rubinglimmer and lepidocrocite, led Lacroix to propose that they be classed together as lepidocrocite and separated from goethite.
1944 C. Palache et al. Dana's Syst. Mineral. (ed. 7) 683 Goethite... Found at numerous localities in..Germany, especially at Siegen (does not include the rubinglimmer = lepidocrocite, found at Siegen).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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