Definition of Mineraloid. Meaning of Mineraloid. Synonyms of Mineraloid

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Definition of Mineraloid

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- A mineraloid is a naturally occurring mineral-like substance that does not demonstrate crystallinity. Mineraloids possess chemical compositions that vary...
- Opalescence or play of color is the optical phenomenon displa**** by the mineraloid gemstone opal, a hydrated silicon dioxide. Each of the three notable types...
- cleavage, it has a conchoidal fracture. The transparent or translucent mineraloid has a globular structure, a vitreous luster, and a white streak. Hyalite...
- amorphous SiO2, non-crystalline mineraloid. It is named for Henry Louis Le Chatelier. Lechatelierite is a mineraloid as it does not have a crystal structure...
- and crystalline structure, it is not considered a mineral but only a mineraloid. The name was coined from Gr**** elements Όζω ozο, to stink, and κηρός...
- between 6% and 10%. Due to its amorphous property, it is classified as a mineraloid, unlike crystalline forms of silica, which are considered minerals. It...
- mineraloid, a form of opal, found in cavities in volcanic tuff. It is a globular, botryoidal, or stalactic concretionary form of opal. The mineraloid...
- (/ˌkrɪsəˈkɒlə/ KRIS-ə-KOL-ə) is a hydrous copper phyllosilicate mineral and mineraloid with the formula Cu 2 – xAl x(H 2Si 2O 5)(OH) 4⋅nH 2O (x < 1) or (Cu,...
- Menilite is a greyish-brown form of the mineraloid opal. It is also known as liver opal or leberopal (German), due to its color. It is called menilite...
- gemstone. Unlike many gemstones, jet is not a mineral, but is rather a mineraloid. It is derived from wood that has changed under extreme pressure. The...