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Allanite
Allanite Al"lan*ite, n. [From T. Allan, who first
distinguished it as a species.] (min.)
A silicate containing a large amount of cerium. It is usually
black in color, opaque, and is related to epidote in form and
composition.
Balanite
Balanite Bal"a*nite, n. [L. balanus acorn: cf. F. balanite.]
(Paleon.)
A fossil balanoid shell.
Balanites AEgyptiacaZachun a*chun", n. (Bot.)
An oil pressed by the Arabs from the fruit of a small thorny
tree (Balanites [AE]gyptiaca), and sold to piligrims for a
healing ointment. --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants). Balanites AEgyptiacaBito Bi"to, n., Bito tree Bi"to tree` . [Etym. uncertain.]
(Bot.)
A small scrubby tree (Balanites [AE]gyptiaca) growing in
dry regions of tropical Africa and Asia.
Note: The hard yellowish white wood is made into plows in
Abyssinia; the bark is used in Farther India to stupefy
fish; the ripe fruit is edible, when green it is an
anthelmintic; the fermented juice is used as a
beverage; the seeds yield a medicinal oil called
zachun. The African name of the tree is hajilij. Basanite
Basanite Bas"a*nite, n. [L. basanites lapis, Gr. ? the
touchstone: cf. F. basanite.] (Min.)
Lydian stone, or black jasper, a variety of siliceous or
flinty slate, of a grayish or bluish black color. It is
employed to test the purity of gold, the amount of alloy
being indicated by the color left on the stone when rubbed by
the metal.
Canaanite
Canaanite Ca"naan*ite, n.
1. A descendant of Canaan, the son of Ham, and grandson of
Noah.
2. A Native or inhabitant of the land of Canaan, esp. a
member of any of the tribes who inhabited Canaan at the
time of the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.
Canaanite
Canaanite Ca"naan*ite, n. [From an Aramaic word signifying
``zeal.']
A zealot. ``Simon the Canaanite.' --Matt. x. 4.
Note: This was the ``Simon called Zelotes' (--Luke vi. 15),
i.e., Simon the zealot. --Kitto.
CeylaniteCeylanite Cey"lan*ite, n. [F., fr. Ceylan Ceylon.] (Min.)
A dingy blue, or grayish black, variety of spinel. It is also
called pleonaste. [Written also ceylonite.] christianitePhillipsite Phil"lips*ite, n. [So named after John Phillips,
an English mineralogist.] (Min.)
(a) A hydrous silicate of aluminia, lime, and soda, a
zeolitic mineral commonly occurring in complex twin
crystals, often cruciform in shape; -- called also
christianite. ChristianiteChristianite Chris"tian*ite, n. [In sense (
a ) named after Christian Frederic, of Denmark; in sense (
b ) after Christian VII., of Denmark.] (Min.)
(a) Same as Anorthite. [R.]
(b) See Phillipsite. Colemanite
Colemanite Cole"man*ite, n. [From W.T. Coleman of San
Francisco.] (Min.)
A hydrous borate of lime occurring in transparent colorless
or white crystals, also massive, in Southern California.
copper uraniteTorbernite Tor"bern*ite, n. [So named after Torber Bergmann, a
Swedish chemist.] (Min.)
A mineral occurring in emerald-green tabular crystals having
a micaceous structure. It is a hydrous phosphate of uranium
and copper. Called also copper uranite, and chalcolite. CyaniteCyanite Cy"a*nite (-n?t), n. [See Cyanic.] (Min.)
A mineral occuring in thin-bladed crystals and crystalline
aggregates, of a sky-blue color. It is a silicate of
aluminium. [Written also kyanite.] DalmanitesDalmanites Dal`ma*ni"tes, n.
Same as Dalmania. Danite
Danite Dan"ite, n.
1. A descendant of Dan; an Israelite of the tribe of Dan.
--Judges xiii. 2.
2. [So called in remembrance of the prophecy in Gen. xlix.
17, ``Dan shall be a serpent by the way,' etc.] One of a
secret association of Mormons, bound by an oath to obey
the heads of the church in all things. [U. S.]
Elvanite
Elvan Elv"an, Elvanite Elv"an*ite, n.
The rock of an elvan vein, or the elvan vein itself; an elvan
course.
Exinanite
Exinanite Ex*in"a*nite, v. t. [L. exinanitus, p. p. of
exinanire; ex out (intens.) + inanire to make empty, inanis,
empty.]
To make empty; to render of no effect; to humble. [Obs.]
--Bp. Pearson.
Gneissoid granite Gneissoid granite, granite in which the mica has traces of
a regular arrangement.
Graphic granite, granite consisting of quartz and feldspar
without mica, and having the quartz crystals so arranged
in the transverse section like oriental characters.
Porphyritic granite, granite containing feldspar in
distinct crystals.
Hornblende granite, or
Syenitic granite, granite containing hornblende as well as
mica, or, according to some authorities hornblende
replacing the mica.
Granite ware.
(a) A kind of stoneware.
(b) A Kind of ironware, coated with an enamel resembling
granite. graniteSyenite Sy"e*nite, n. [L. Syenites (sc. lapis), from Syene,
Gr. ?.] (Min.)
(a) Orig., a rock composed of quartz, hornblende, and
feldspar, anciently quarried at Syene, in Upper Egypt,
and now called granite.
(b) A granular, crystalline, ingeous rock composed of
orthoclase and hornblende, the latter often replaced or
accompanied by pyroxene or mica. Syenite sometimes
contains nephelite (el[ae]olite) or leucite, and is then
called nephelite (el[ae]olite) syenite or leucite
syenite. GraniteGranite Gran"ite, n. [It. granito granite, adj., grainy, p. p.
of granire to make grainy, fr. L. granum grain; cf. F.
granit. See Grain.] (Geol.)
A crystalline, granular rock, consisting of quartz, feldspar,
and mica, and usually of a whitish, grayish, or flesh-red
color. It differs from gneiss in not having the mica in
planes, and therefore in being destitute of a schistose
structure.
Note: Varieties containing hornblende are common. See also
the Note under Mica. Granite State
Granite State Gran"ite State
New Hampshire; -- a nickname alluding to its mountains, which
are chiefly of granite.
Granite State
Granite State Gran"ite State
New Hampshire; -- a nickname alluding to its mountains, which
are chiefly of granite. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Granite ware Gneissoid granite, granite in which the mica has traces of
a regular arrangement.
Graphic granite, granite consisting of quartz and feldspar
without mica, and having the quartz crystals so arranged
in the transverse section like oriental characters.
Porphyritic granite, granite containing feldspar in
distinct crystals.
Hornblende granite, or
Syenitic granite, granite containing hornblende as well as
mica, or, according to some authorities hornblende
replacing the mica.
Granite ware.
(a) A kind of stoneware.
(b) A Kind of ironware, coated with an enamel resembling
granite. Graphic granite Gneissoid granite, granite in which the mica has traces of
a regular arrangement.
Graphic granite, granite consisting of quartz and feldspar
without mica, and having the quartz crystals so arranged
in the transverse section like oriental characters.
Porphyritic granite, granite containing feldspar in
distinct crystals.
Hornblende granite, or
Syenitic granite, granite containing hornblende as well as
mica, or, according to some authorities hornblende
replacing the mica.
Granite ware.
(a) A kind of stoneware.
(b) A Kind of ironware, coated with an enamel resembling
granite. Graphic granite-graph -graph (-gr[.a]f) [From Gr. gra`fein to write. See
Graphic.] A suffix signifying something written, a writing;
also, a writer; as autograph, crystograph, telegraph,
photograph. Graphic Graph"ic (gr[a^]f"[i^]k), Graphical
Graph"ic*al (-[i^]*kal), a. [L. graphicus, Gr. grafiko`s, fr.
gra`fein to write; cf. F. graphique. See Graft.]
1. Of or pertaining to the arts of painting and drawing.
2. Of or pertaining to the art of writing.
3. Written or engraved; formed of letters or lines.
The finger of God hath left an inscription upon all
his works, not graphical, or composed of letters.
--Sir T.
Browne.
4. Well delineated; clearly and vividly described.
5. Having the faculty of, or characterized by, clear and
impressive description; vivid; as, a graphic writer.
Graphic algebra, a branch of algebra in which, the
properties of equations are treated by the use of curves
and straight lines.
Graphic arts, a name given to those fine arts which pertain
to the representation on a fiat surface of natural
objects; as distinguished from music, etc., and also from
sculpture.
Graphic formula. (Chem.) See under Formula.
Graphic granite. See under Granite.
Graphic method, the method of scientific analysis or
investigation, in which the relations or laws involved in
tabular numbers are represented to the eye by means of
curves or other figures; as the daily changes of weather
by means of curves, the abscissas of which represent the
hours of the day, and the ordinates the corresponding
degrees of temperature.
Graphical statics (Math.), a branch of statics, in which
the magnitude, direction, and position of forces are
represented by straight lines
Graphic tellurium. See Sylvanite.> Hornblende granite Gneissoid granite, granite in which the mica has traces of
a regular arrangement.
Graphic granite, granite consisting of quartz and feldspar
without mica, and having the quartz crystals so arranged
in the transverse section like oriental characters.
Porphyritic granite, granite containing feldspar in
distinct crystals.
Hornblende granite, or
Syenitic granite, granite containing hornblende as well as
mica, or, according to some authorities hornblende
replacing the mica.
Granite ware.
(a) A kind of stoneware.
(b) A Kind of ironware, coated with an enamel resembling
granite. kyaniteCyanite Cy"a*nite (-n?t), n. [See Cyanic.] (Min.)
A mineral occuring in thin-bladed crystals and crystalline
aggregates, of a sky-blue color. It is a silicate of
aluminium. [Written also kyanite.] Lanthanite
Lanthanite Lan"tha*nite, n. (Min.)
Hydrous carbonate of lanthanum, found in tabular while
crystals.
leucophaniteLeucophane Leu"co*phane (l[=u]"k[-o]*f[=a]n), n. [Gr.
leykofanh`s appearing bright or white; leyko`s white +
fai`nein to show: cf. G. leukophan.] (Min.)
A mineral of a greenish yellow color; it is a silicate of
glucina, lime, and soda with fluorine. Called also
leucophanite. Luxullianite
Luxullianite Lux*ul"li*an*ite, n. [So called from Luxullian,
in Cornwall.] (Min.)
A kind of granite from Luxullian, Cornwall, characterized by
the presence of radiating groups of minute tourmaline
crystals.
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