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Mineral vs Pearceite - What's the difference?

mineral | pearceite |

As nouns the difference between mineral and pearceite

is that mineral is any naturally occurring inorganic material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties while pearceite is a trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral black mineral containing antimony, arsenic, copper, silver, and sulfur.

As an adjective mineral

is of, related to, or containing minerals.

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;

    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

    Anagrams

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    pearceite

    English

    Noun

  • (mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral black mineral containing antimony, arsenic, copper, silver, and sulfur.
  • References

    * Pearceite in the Mineralogy Database: [http://webmineral.com/data/Pearceite.shtml]