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uralite

[ yoor-uh-lahyt ]
/ ˈyʊər əˌlaɪt /

noun Mineralogy.

a fibrous, dark-green hornblende formed by the hydrothermal alteration of pyroxene.

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Origin of uralite

1825–35; <German Uralit, named after the Ural Mountains, where found; see -ite1

OTHER WORDS FROM uralite

u·ral·it·ic [yoor-uh-lit-ik], /ˌyʊər əˈlɪt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby uralite

Ural, Ural-Altaic, Uralian, Uralian emerald, Uralic, uralite, Ural Mountains, Ural owl, Urals, Uralsk, uran
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British Dictionary definitions for uralite

uralite
/ (ˈjʊərəˌlaɪt) /

noun

an amphibole mineral, similar to hornblende, that replaces pyroxene in some igneous and metamorphic rocks

Derived forms of uralite

uralitic (ˌjʊərəˈlɪtɪk), adjective

Word Origin for uralite

C19: from the Ural Mountains where it was first found + -ite 1
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