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ophicalcite Min.|ɒfɪˈkælsaɪt|
[f. Gr. ὄϕι-ς serpent + calcite. In Fr. ophicalce (Brongniart 1813), Ger. Ophicalcit.]
A species of rock composed of a mixture of serpentine and crystalline limestone (calcite); calcitic ophiolite.
1846Worcester, Ophicalcic, n. (Min.). 1866Carpenter in Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. Lond. XXII. 227 A specimen of Ophicalcite from Cesha Lipa in Bohemia, which gave on decalcification a form of Eozoon. 1869Phillips Vesuv. viii. 238 Three tall columns, which as being calcareous with magnesian veins may be called Ophicalcite. 1875Dawson Dawn of Life vi. 147 A beautiful variety of ophicalcite or serpentine-marble. |