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单词 omphacite
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omphacite

[ om-fuh-sahyt ]
/ ˈɒm fəˌsaɪt /

noun Mineralogy.

a pale-green variety of pyroxene similar to olivine, found in eclogite.

Origin of omphacite

1820–30; <German Omphazit<Greek omphakī́tēs green stone, equivalent to omphak- (stem of ómphax) unripe grape + -ītēs-ite1

Words nearby omphacite

Omoo, omophagia, omophorion, Omotic, OMOV, omphacite, Omphale, omphalectomy, omphalelcosis, omphalic, omphalitis
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Example sentences from the Web for omphacite

  • With omphacite and smaragdite, garnet forms the peculiar rock called eclogite.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4|Various
  • Typically they consist of pale green or nearly colourless augite (omphacite), green hornblende and pink garnet.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10|Various
  • Omphacite, om′fa-sīt, n. a grass-green granular variety of pyroxene, one of the constituents of eclogite.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
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