Armenite
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Armenite is a noun meaning (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, barium, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
Meaning
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, barium, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
Example Sentences
All reported armenites are of nearly end-member composition.
Pure armenite is colorless and has well developed prismatic pseudohexagonal crystals with poorly developed terminal faces.
Although armenite contains 10 inequivalent Si-positions, only the topochemically distinct Si sites are resolved in the NMR spectrum.
Word Forms
- armenites
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include arseniosiderite, alumopharmacosiderite, lotharmeyerite, palermoite, arsenuranospathite, haradaite.
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