Jadeite – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
jadeite
n.
form of jade, mineral ranging in color from whitish to dark green
Jadeite
Jadeite is a
pyroxene mineral with composition
NaAlSi2O6. It is
monoclinic. It has a
Mohs hardness of about 6.5 to 7.0 depending on the composition. The mineral is dense, with a specific gravity of about 3.4. Jadeite forms solid solutions with other pyroxene
endmembers such as
augite and
diopside (CaMg-rich endmembers),
aegirine (NaFe endmember), and
kosmochlor (NaCr endmember). Pyroxenes rich in both the jadeite and augite endmembers are known as
omphacite.
jadeite
Noun
1. a hard green mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate in monoclinic crystalline form; a source of jade; found principally in Burma
(hypernym) mineral
jadéite
nf.
jadeite, form of jade, mineral ranging in color from whitish to dark green
Jadeite
(n.)
See Jade, the stone.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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