英语词汇“quincite”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

quincite

/ˈkwɪnsʌɪt/

(also quincyite, quincyte, quinzite) Mineralogy

noun

Originally: a mineral substance composed chiefly of sepiolite coloured pink by organic pigments, found in limestone, chalcedony, and opal. Later also: a variety of common opal coloured pink by this substance; (more widely) any pink opal.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Charles Shepard (1804–1886). From French quincyte from name of Quincy, a locality in Cher, France, where the mineral was discovered + -ite.

单词	quincite
释义	quincite /ˈkwɪnsʌɪt/ (also quincyite, quincyte, quinzite) Mineralogy noun Originally: a mineral substance composed chiefly of sepiolite coloured pink by organic pigments, found in limestone, chalcedony, and opal. Later also: a variety of common opal coloured pink by this substance; (more widely) any pink opal. Origin Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Charles Shepard (1804–1886). From French quincyte from name of Quincy, a locality in Cher, France, where the mineral was discovered + -ite.
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