uralite

American

[yoor-uh-lahyt] / ˈjʊər əˌlaɪt /

noun

Mineralogy.

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

uralite British

/ ˈjʊərəˌlaɪt /

noun

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

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uralitic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of uralite

1825–35; < German Uralit, named after the Ural Mountains, where found; see -ite ¹

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uralite

Various preparations of asbestos with other materials pass in trade under such names as uralite, salamandrite, asbestolith, gypsine, &c.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various

Their olivine tends to become serpentinized; their augite changes to chlorite and uralite; their felspars are clouded by formation of zeolites, calcite, sericite and epidote.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3 "Destructors" to "Diameter" by Various

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