colemanite
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of colemanite
Named in 1884 after W. T. Coleman of San Francisco, in whose mine it was found; see -ite 1
Example Sentences
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The salts contained in these deposits are mainly borax, ulexite, and colemanite.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)
It is found in some arid countries, as southern California and Tibet, but is now made commercially from the mineral colemanite, which is the calcium salt of a complex boric acid.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William
The deposits which at present constitute the principal source of domestic borax are not the playa deposits just described, but are masses of colemanite in Tertiary clays and limestones with interbedded basaltic flows.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)
Beautifully developed crystals, up to 2 or 3 in. in length, encrust cavities in compact, white colemanite; they are colourless and transparent, and the brilliant lustre of their faces is vitreous to adamantine in character.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various
The colemanite occurs in irregular milky-white layers or nodules, mingled with more or less gypsum.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)
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