wollastonite
wollastonite · wollastonites
волластонит
Wollastonit
A grey inosilicate mineral, mostly calcium silicate, CaSiO₃, found deposited in limestoneA grey inosilicate mineral, mostly calcium silicate, CaSiO₃, found deposited in limestone.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A grey inosilicate mineral, mostly calcium silicate, CaSiO₃, found deposited in limestone.
Wollastonit
волластонитvollastonit
a white or greyish mineral typically found in metamorphic limestone; a silicate of calcium
Translations
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By meaning 1
grey inosilicate mineral:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
grey inosilicate mineral:
Origin
From Wollaston + -ite, after William Hyde Wollaston, English chemist and physicist.From Wollaston + -ite, after William Hyde Wollaston, English chemist and physicist.
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Forms
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Word family
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