hemimorphiten.

Etymology: formed as hemimorphic adj. + -ite suffix¹.

Mineralogy.

Kenngott's name (1853) for hydrous silicate of zinc, the crystals of which are hemimorphic. Now generally used in place of earlier names such as calamine.

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calaminaris1577

calamine1601

calmy1658

lapis calaminaris1696

ostracitis1706

cadmia1753

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calamy1756

calmey1756

calamine stone1761

smithsonite1845

hemimorphite1868

1868 J. D. Dana Syst. Mineral. (ed. 5) v. 409 Unfortunately, Brooke & Miller, in 1852, reversed Beudant's use of these names [sc. calamine and smithsonite for the silicate and carbonate of zinc], with no good reason; and in 1853, Kenngott, on account of the confusion of names, as he says, introduced for the silicate the new name Hemimorphite, and so added to the confusion.

1910 Encycl. Brit. VII. 583/1 Two hemihedral or hemimorphic crystals (e.g. of diamond or of hemimorphite) are often united in twinned positions.

1951 N. H. Winchell & A. N. Winchell Elem. Optical Mineral. (ed. 4) II. x. 482 Hemimorphite is found in veins with smithsonite and sphalerite.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hemimorphite
释义	hemimorphiten. Etymology: formed as hemimorphic adj. + -ite suffix¹. Mineralogy. Kenngott's name (1853) for hydrous silicate of zinc, the crystals of which are hemimorphic. Now generally used in place of earlier names such as calamine. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > sorosilicates > [noun] > hemimorphite calaminaris1577 calamine1601 calmy1658 lapis calaminaris1696 ostracitis1706 cadmia1753 cadmy1756 calamy1756 calmey1756 calamine stone1761 smithsonite1845 hemimorphite1868 1868 J. D. Dana Syst. Mineral. (ed. 5) v. 409 Unfortunately, Brooke & Miller, in 1852, reversed Beudant's use of these names [sc. calamine and smithsonite for the silicate and carbonate of zinc], with no good reason; and in 1853, Kenngott, on account of the confusion of names, as he says, introduced for the silicate the new name Hemimorphite, and so added to the confusion. 1910 Encycl. Brit. VII. 583/1 Two hemihedral or hemimorphic crystals (e.g. of diamond or of hemimorphite) are often united in twinned positions. 1951 N. H. Winchell & A. N. Winchell Elem. Optical Mineral. (ed. 4) II. x. 482 Hemimorphite is found in veins with smithsonite and sphalerite. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1868
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