Elkerite
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Elkerite is a noun meaning (mineralogy) A subgroup of pyrobitumens rich in oxygen and partly soluble in alkali, resembling an earthy brown coal and probably representing a product of intense weathering of bitumens.
Meaning
(mineralogy) A subgroup of pyrobitumens rich in oxygen and partly soluble in alkali, resembling an earthy brown coal and probably representing a product of intense weathering of bitumens.
Word Forms
- elkerites
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include elaterite, eitelite, eclarite, kerolite, idrialite, erlichmanite.
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