dickiten.

Brit.

/ˈdɪkʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈdɪˌkaɪt/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: Proper name Dick.

Etymology: < the name of Allan Brugh Dick (1833–1926), Scottish chemical metallurgist, who discovered and described this mineral + -ite suffix¹.

Mineralogy.

A clay mineral related to kaolinite, typically white in colour, which occurs as pseudohexagonal crystals, aggregates of platelets, and in compact massive form.Dickite is a silicate of aluminium, Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄, with a phyllosilicate structure. Crystal system: monoclinic.

ΚΠ

1930 C. S. Ross & P. F. Kerr in Amer. Mineralogist 15 34 The study of the Anglesey mineral by Allan B. Dick, work so carefully done that the present paper adds no essential details, suggests the propriety of the name ‘dickite’ for this kaolin mineral.

1970 D. Carroll Clay Minerals (1974) 11 Dickite..was recognized as authigenic in many sandstones where it had apparently formed by alteration of detrital minerals.

2014 Bangkok Post (Nexis) 25 June Dickite is..used in ceramics, paints, rubber, plastics and glossy paper.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dickite
释义	dickiten. Brit. /ˈdɪkʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈdɪˌkaɪt/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: Proper name Dick. Etymology: < the name of Allan Brugh Dick (1833–1926), Scottish chemical metallurgist, who discovered and described this mineral + -ite suffix¹. Mineralogy. A clay mineral related to kaolinite, typically white in colour, which occurs as pseudohexagonal crystals, aggregates of platelets, and in compact massive form.Dickite is a silicate of aluminium, Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄, with a phyllosilicate structure. Crystal system: monoclinic. ΚΠ 1930 C. S. Ross & P. F. Kerr in Amer. Mineralogist 15 34 The study of the Anglesey mineral by Allan B. Dick, work so carefully done that the present paper adds no essential details, suggests the propriety of the name ‘dickite’ for this kaolin mineral. 1970 D. Carroll Clay Minerals (1974) 11 Dickite..was recognized as authigenic in many sandstones where it had apparently formed by alteration of detrital minerals. 2014 Bangkok Post (Nexis) 25 June Dickite is..used in ceramics, paints, rubber, plastics and glossy paper. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1930
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