axinite

axinite
A borosilicate of aluminum, iron, and lime, commonly found in glassy, brown crystals with acute edges.

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  • Axinite — Catégorie IX : silicates[1] Axinite, St Christophe en Oisans (6cm) …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Axinite — – Deposit Topotype, France General Category Borosilicates Chemical formula …   Wikipedia

  • axinite — ● axinite nom féminin (grec aksinê, hache) Borosilicate d aluminium, de fer, de manganèse, de calcium, triclinique. ⇒AXINITE, subst. fém. MINÉR. Substance minérale (borosilicate de calcium, de manganèse, de fer et d aluminium) à cristaux… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Axinite — Ax i*nite, n. [Named in allusion to the form of the crystals, fr. Gr. ? an ax.] (Min.) A borosilicate of alumina, iron, and lime, commonly found in glassy, brown crystals with acute edges. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • axinite — |acsi| s. f. [Mineralogia] Espécie de turmalina violácea.   ♦ Grafia no Brasil: axinita …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • axinite — /ak seuh nuyt /, n. a mineral, complex calcium and aluminum borosilicate, usually occurring in thin brown crystals. [1795 1805; < Gk axín(e) AX + ITE1] * * * ▪ mineral       borosilicate mineral that occurs most commonly in contact metamorphic… …   Universalium

  • axinite — aksinitas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis mineralas formulė Ca₂(Fe,Mg,Mn)Al₂B[OH|O|(Si₂O₇)₂] atitikmenys: angl. axinite rus. аксинит …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • axinite — (entrée créée par le supplément) (a ksi ni t ) s. f. Substance minérale qui cristallise en forme de hache. ÉTYMOLOGIE    Du grec, hache …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • axinite — ax·i·nite …   English syllables

  • axinite — ˈasksəˌnīt noun ( s) Etymology: French, from Greek axinē axhead, ax + French ite; from its ax shaped crystals : a mineral Ca2(MnFe)Al2BSi4O15OH, consisting of borosilicate of aluminum and calcium with varying amounts of iron and manganese… …   Useful english dictionary

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