plumosite
/ˈpluːməsʌɪt/Mineralogy
noun
Any of a group of minerals which occur as tufts of fibrous crystals and consist of sulphides and antimonides of lead and some related species, including jamesonite, zinkenite, berthierite, and (especially) boulangerite.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in James Dana (1813–1895), geologist, zoologist, and teacher. From German Plumosit from classical Latin plūmōsus + German -it, after German Federerz, lit. ‘feather-ore’.
- ringie
- ringild
- ringildry
- ring-in
- ringing
- ringing day
- ringing floor
- ringing loft
- ringingly
- ringing tone
- ringing-up
- ring in one's ears (or head)
- ring joint
- ring junction
- ring keeper
- ring-key
- ring knocker
- ring kop
- ring laser
- onesteead
- one-step
- one step ahead
- one step forward and two steps back
- one-stop
- one-stress