chalybite
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of chalybite
1855–60; < Greek chalyb- (stem of chályps ) iron, also iron-worker, member of the Chalybes, a tribe of Asia Minor noted for their blacksmiths + -ite 1
Example Sentences
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All carbonates are soluble with effervescence in dilute acids; some, such as chalybite and magnesite, require the aid of heat.
From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius
It is often associated with blende and pyrites, and with calcite, fluorspar, quartz, barytes, chalybite and pearlspar as gangue minerals; in the upper oxidized parts of the deposits, cerussite and anglesite occur as alteration products.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various
Childrenite is found only as small brilliant crystals of a yellowish-brown colour, somewhat resembling chalybite in general appearance.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various
The crystallographic and physical characters resemble those of dolomite and chalybite.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various
In the red and brown iron ores and ochres ferric iron is present; in chalybite the iron is in the ferrous state; and in magnetite it is present in both forms.
From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius
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