Definition of Phenacite. Meaning of Phenacite. Synonyms of Phenacite

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Definition of Phenacite

Phenacite
Phenacite Phen"a*cite, n. [Gr. ?, ?, impostor, deceiver.] (Min.) A glassy colorless mineral occurring in rhombohedral crystals, sometimes used as a gem. It is a silicate of glucina, and receives its name from its deceptive similarity to quartz.

Meaning of Phenacite from wikipedia

- Phenakite or phenacite is a fairly rare nesosilicate mineral consisting of beryllium orthosilicate, Be2SiO4. Occasionally used as a gemstone, phenakite...
- pale yellow / grey Orthoclase (weak): different shades of pale yellow Phenacite (medium): colorless / yellow-orange Spodumene (medium): different shades...
- 4 (M = Be, Mg, Mn, Fe, Zn) and ZrSiO 4 are neso-silicates. Be 2SiO 4 (phenacite) is unusual as both BeII and SiIV occupy tetrahedral four-coordinated...
- pesticide Petalite Peter D. Mitc**** Peter Debye pH phases of matter Phenacite phenol phenyl Phlogopite Phosphoric acid Phosphorite Phosphorus Phosphorus...
- Lithium tetrafluoroberyllate takes on the same crystal form as the mineral phenacite. As a liquid it is proposed for the molten salt reactor, in which it is...
- crystal system space group unit cell Å volume density comments ref α-Ge3N4 phenacite phase of germanium nitride β-Ge3N4 spinel germanium nitride γ-Ge3N4 Fd3m...