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101ar|gen|tite — «AHR juhn tyt», noun. a native silver sulfide, an ore of silver found in veins traversing granite and certain other strata of rock. Formula: Ag2S ╂[< Latin argentum silver + English ite1] …
102as|phal|tite — «as FL tyt, FAL », noun, adjective. –n. a resinous form of asphalt. –adj. = asphaltic. (Cf. ↑asphaltic) …
103bal|lis|tite — «BAL uh styt», noun. a powerful explosive consisting of nitroglycerin and guncotton. ╂[< Latin ballista ballista + English ite1] …
104bi|o|tite — «BY uh tyt», noun. a black or dark green mica, a silicate of aluminum and iron with magnesium and potassium, occurring in igneous rocks. ╂[< J. B. Biot, 1774 1862, a French mineralogist] …
105car|bon|a|tite — «KAHR buh nuh TYT», noun. an intrusive rock that is rich in carbonate, resembling limestone and granite in chemical composition …
106car|no|tite — «KAHR nuh tyt», noun. a yellowish, radioactive mineral found in the western and southwestern United States, a vanadate of potassium, uranium, and other elements. It is a source of uranium, radium, and vanadium. ╂[< Marie Adolphe Carnot, 1839… …
107cel|es|tite — «SEHL uh styt», noun. a mineral, native strontium sulfate, occurring as white, or sometimes light blue, crystals. Formula: SrSO4 »The sulfate of strontium is known mineralogically as celestite, while that of barium is known as barite (W. N.… …
108ce|men|tite — «suh MEHN tyt», noun. a hard, brittle carbide of iron, a constituent of steel. Formula: Fe3C …
109co|bal|tite — «KOH bl tyt; koh BL », noun. a silver white, brilliant mineral containing cobalt, arsenic, and sulfur. It is an important ore of cobalt. Formula: CoAsS …
110em|plec|tite — «ehm PLEHK tyt», noun. a mineral consisting of sulfur, bismuth, and copper, occurring in thin prismatic crystals of a grayish or white color and bright metallic luster. ╂[< Greek émplektos woven + English ite1] …
