- castor(ite)
- кастор, касторит (разновидность петалита)
English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
castor(ite)
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Castor — Cas tor, Castorite Cas tor*ite, n. [The minerals castor and pollux were so named because found together on the island of Elba. See {Castor and Pollux}.] (Min.) A variety of the mineral called petalite, from Elba. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cas|tor|ite — «KAS tuh ryt, KAHS », noun. Mineralogy. a variety of petalite, occurring in distinct transparent crystals. ╂[< Castor + ite1 (because it is closely associated with petalite; in reference to the relationship between Castor and Pollux)] … Useful english dictionary
chedd|ite — «CHEHD yt, SHEHD », noun. a high explosive used in blasting, consisting typically of potassium chlorate, a nitro compound, and castor oil. ╂[< French cheddite < Chedde, a town in France, where it was produced] … Useful english dictionary
Castorite — Castor Cas tor, Castorite Cas tor*ite, n. [The minerals castor and pollux were so named because found together on the island of Elba. See {Castor and Pollux}.] (Min.) A variety of the mineral called petalite, from Elba. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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