greenockite
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of greenockite
1840–45; named after Charles Cathcart, Lord Greenock (1807–43), Englishman who discovered it; see -ite 1
Example Sentences
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The zinc oxide minerals in the surficial zone also are sometimes colored yellow by small amounts of greenockite.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)
Cadmium occurs in nature as cadmium sulphide in greenockite, CdS, which is very rare.
From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius
Upon this table also are deposited Lord Greenock's sulphuret of cadmium, commonly called greenockite; and sulphurets of nickel.
From How to See the British Museum in Four Visits by Jerrold, W. Blanchard
Nearly the only cadmium mineral known is the sulphide, greenockite, but no deposits of this mineral have been found of sufficient volume to be called cadmium ores.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)
Sphalerite almost always contains a little cadmium, probably as the sulphide; and in zinc deposits crystals of sphalerite in cavities are frequently covered with a greenish-yellow film or coating of greenockite.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)
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