单词 | spencerite |
释义 | spenceriten.2 Mineralogy. A hydrated basic zinc phosphate, Zn4(PO4)2(OH)2.3H2O, found as colourless or white monoclinic crystals, frequently in stalactitic masses, in a zinc mine near Salmo, British Columbia. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > phosphates > [noun] > phosphates of zinc hopeite1824 parahopeite1907 tarbuttite1907 spencerite1916 1916 Nature 29 June 375/1 Prof. T. L. Walker: Spencerite, a new zinc phosphate from British Columbia. 1918 Univ. of Toronto Stud. (Geol. Ser.) No. 10. 13 The spencerite forms the central part of the stalactitic growths and would appear to have been sealed up by the later shell of calamine. 1921 Brit. Museum Return 159 A series..of zinc phosphate minerals..viz., two specimens of spencerite as crystals (a new species). 1972 Mineral. Mag. XXXVIII. 690 Spencerite is an example of a mineral containing Zn in both octahedral and tetrahedral co-ordination. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2018). > as lemmasˈSpencerite ˈSpencerite n.1 a Spencerian. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > pragmatism > [noun] > Spencerism > follower of Spencerite1871 Spencerian1878 1871 J. McCosh Christianity & Positivism vii. 182 There is a..set of youths in our day who will become Comtists, or Millites, or Spencerites, or even Huxleyites. 1882 Advance (Chicago) 30 Mar. 194 There are such sects as Calvinists and Agnostics, and one..of Spencerites. < n.21916 as lemmas |
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