zincite

American  

[zing-kahyt] / ˈzɪŋ kaɪt /

noun

1. a brittle, deep-red to orange-yellow mineral, native zinc oxide, ZnO, usually massive or granular: formerly an important ore of zinc.

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zincite British  

/ ˈzɪŋkaɪt /

noun

1. a red or yellow mineral consisting of zinc oxide in hexagonal crystalline form. It occurs in metamorphosed limestone. Formula: ZnO

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Etymology

Origin of zincite

First recorded in 1850–55; zinc + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

This extremely white and fine pigment is prepared by the roasting and sublimation of franklinite, zincite, and other zinc-bearing ores largely found in New Jersey.

From Paint Technology and Tests by Gardner, Henry A.

Its chief ores are zincite, ZnO, sphalerite or blende, ZnS, Smithsonite, ZnCO3.

From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Williams, Rufus Phillips

Zincite.—A detector in which a crystal of zincite is used as the sensitive element.

From The Radio Amateur's Hand Book by Collins, A. Frederick (Archie Frederick)

Perikon.—A detector in which a bornite crystal makes contact with a zincite crystal.

From The Radio Amateur's Hand Book by Collins, A. Frederick (Archie Frederick)

The red color of zincite is supposed to be imparted by Mn present in the compound.

From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Williams, Rufus Phillips