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Mineral vs Dmisteinbergite - What's the difference?

mineral | dmisteinbergite |

As nouns the difference between mineral and dmisteinbergite

is that mineral is mineral while dmisteinbergite is (mineral) a colourless mineral, a hexagonal polymorph of anorthite, with the chemical formula caal2si2o8.

mineral

English

(wikipedia mineral)

Alternative forms

* minerall (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (geology) Any naturally occurring inorganic material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2012-03
    • , author=Lee A. Groat , title=Gemstones , volume=100, issue=2, page=128 , magazine=(American Scientist) citation , passage=Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are diamond, ruby and sapphire, emerald and other gem forms of the mineral beryl, chrysoberyl, tanzanite, tsavorite, topaz and jade.}}
  • Any inorganic material (as distinguished from animal or vegetable).
  • Any inorganic element that is essential to nutrition; a dietary mineral.
  • (British) Mineral water.
  • (Ireland, South Africa, informal) A soft drink, particularly a single serve bottle or can.
  • (obsolete) A mine or mineral .
  • * 1599 , , IV. i. 26:
    • O'er whom his very madness, like some ore / Among a mineral of metals base, / Shows itself pure;

    Related terms

    * mine * mineralogy

    Derived terms

    * rare earth mineral

    Adjective

    (head)
  • of, related to, or containing minerals

    • Derived terms

    * mineral acid * mineral oil * mineral processing * mineral tar * mineral water * mineral wax * mineral weathering * mineral wool

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    dmisteinbergite

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (mineral) A colourless mineral, a hexagonal polymorph of anorthite, with the chemical formula CaAl2Si2O8.
  • * 2001 , William Alexander Deer, ?Robert Andrew Howie, ?J. Zussman, Rock-forming Minerals: Feldspars (volume 4A, page 654)
    • Chesnokov et al. also reported from the same locality dmisteinbergite , a natural hexagonal polymorph of anorthite.
    English eponyms