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descloizite

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A rare vanadate of lead and zinc, occurring in small black or dark-brown crystals.

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  • noun mineralogy A rare orthorhombic mineral consisting of basic lead and zinc vanadate, isomorphous with olivenite.

Etymologies

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Alfred Des Cloizeaux (1817-1897), French mineralogist, +‎ -ite.

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  • Vanadinite, a lead-vanadate, and descloizite, a vanadate of copper or lead, are found in the oxide zones of a number of lead and copper deposits in the southwestern United

    The Economic Aspect of Geology 1915

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