Definition of alstonite in English:

alstonite

noun ˈɒlst(ə)nʌɪtˈɔːlst(ə)nʌɪt

Mineralogy

A mineral consisting of a double carbonate of calcium and barium, typically occurring as strongly striated colourless or white pseudohexagonal pyramids.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal. From the name of AlstonMoor, an area of moorland in Cumbria, England, where the mineral was discovered + -ite, after German Alstonit.

Definition of alstonite in US English:

alstonite

noun

Mineralogy

A mineral consisting of a double carbonate of calcium and barium, typically occurring as strongly striated colourless or white pseudohexagonal pyramids.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal. From the name of AlstonMoor, an area of moorland in Cumbria, England, where the mineral was discovered + -ite, after German Alstonit.

单词	alstonite
释义	Definition of alstonite in English: alstonite noun ˈɒlst(ə)nʌɪtˈɔːlst(ə)nʌɪt Mineralogy A mineral consisting of a double carbonate of calcium and barium, typically occurring as strongly striated colourless or white pseudohexagonal pyramids. Origin Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal. From the name of AlstonMoor, an area of moorland in Cumbria, England, where the mineral was discovered + -ite, after German Alstonit. Definition of alstonite in US English: alstonite noun Mineralogy A mineral consisting of a double carbonate of calcium and barium, typically occurring as strongly striated colourless or white pseudohexagonal pyramids. Origin Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal. From the name of AlstonMoor, an area of moorland in Cumbria, England, where the mineral was discovered + -ite, after German Alstonit.
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