单词 | brewsterlinite |
释义 | brewsterliniten. Mineralogy. A transparent liquid of uncertain composition found in inclusions in certain minerals. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > mineral structure or appearance > [noun] > enclosure > enclosed liquid or gas nebula1805 cryptoline1850 brewsterlinite1868 inclusion1869 1850 J. D. Dana Syst. Mineral. (ed. 3) v. vii. 559 Brewsterline. Fluid. Colorless... We have thought proper to recognize this fluid among minerals and name it, although yet imperfectly described. 1854 J. D. Dana Syst. Mineral. (ed. 4) I. v. 471 Brewstoline.] 1868 J. D. Dana Syst. Mineral. (ed. 5) 761 Brewsterlinite. A new fluid in the cavities of minerals. 1902 H. A. Miers Mineral. ii. 443 ‘Brewsterlinite’..was investigated by Brewster, who found it to have the low refractive index 1·2. 1966 W. A. Deer et al. Introd. Rock-forming Minerals i. 47 Microscopic cavities are sometimes found in topaz, usually filled with a liquid: one such liquid, brewsterlinite, has a refractive index of 1·13 and has been supposed to be liquid CO2. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1868 |
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