uralite
[ yoo r-uh-lahyt ]
/ ˈyʊər əˌlaɪt /
noun Mineralogy.
a fibrous, dark-green hornblende formed by the hydrothermal alteration of pyroxene.
OTHER WORDS FROM uralite
u·ral·it·ic [yoo r-uh-lit-ik] /ˌyʊər əˈlɪt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby uralite
ural owl,
ural-altaic,
uralian,
uralian emerald,
uralic,
uralite,
urals,
uralsk,
uran,
uran-,
uranalysis
Example sentences from the Web for uralite
Uralite, ū′ral-īt, n. a mineral with the crystalline form of augite and the cleavage and specific gravity of hornblende.
British Dictionary definitions for uralite
uralite
/ (ˈjʊərəˌlaɪt) /
noun
an amphibole mineral, similar to hornblende, that replaces pyroxene in some igneous and metamorphic rocks
Derived forms of uralite
uralitic (ˌjʊərəˈlɪtɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for uralite
C19: from the
Ural Mountains where it was first found +
-ite
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