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单词 brewsterlinite
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brewsterliniten.

/ˈbruːstəlɪnʌɪt/
Etymology: < brewsterlin(e + -ite suffix1; Dana originally used brewsterline , < the name of the Scottish physicist Sir David Brewster (1781–1868), who first described the liquid in 1823 + -line , probably representing Latin oleum oil + -in suffix1 (as in cryptoline n.); this he changed to brewstoline and then to brewsterlinite.
Mineralogy.
A transparent liquid of uncertain composition found in inclusions in certain minerals.
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the world > the earth > minerals > mineral structure or appearance > [noun] > enclosure > enclosed liquid or gas
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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. 443Brewsterlinite’..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).
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