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Oxidation vs Violarite - What's the difference?

oxidation | violarite |

As nouns the difference between oxidation and violarite

is that oxidation is the combination of a substance with oxygen while violarite is a red-violet supergene sulfide mineral associated with the weathering and oxidation of primary pentlandite nickel sulfide ore minerals.

oxidation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The combination of a substance with oxygen.
  • (chemistry) A reaction in which the atoms of an element lose electrons and the oxidation state of the element increases.

    • Antonyms

    * reduction

    Derived terms

    * oxidational

    Related terms

    * oxidate * oxidative * oxide

    violarite

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia violarite)
  • (mineralogy) A red-violet supergene sulfide mineral associated with the weathering and oxidation of primary pentlandite nickel sulfide ore minerals.