meloniten.

Brit.

/ˈmɛlənʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈmɛləˌnaɪt/

Origin: From a proper name, combined within an English element. Etymons: proper name Melonese , -ite suffix¹.

Etymology: < melon- (in the name of the Melonese mine, Calaveras County, California, where the first specimen of the mineral to be identified was found) + -ite suffix¹.

Mineralogy.

Nickel telluride, NiTe₂, an opaque reddish-white mineral which crystallizes in the trigonal system and occurs as hexagonal scales.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > other miscellaneous minerals > [noun] > containing tellurium or olivine

olivine1794

tellurium1804

altaite1849

melonite1867

coloradoite1877

1867 Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 86 Dr. Genth made some observations on certain doubtful minerals which he had lately examined... The Tellurides from Melones appear to be three distinct species... The third, and most interesting of all, is Telluride of Nickel, which he calls Melonite. This is the first time that a combination of Tellurium and Nickle has been observed.

1868 F. A. Genth in Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 95 313 Melonite, a new mineral, Ni₂Te₃?, hexagonal.

1944 C. Palache et al. Dana's Syst. Mineral. (ed. 7) I. 341 Melonite... Tellurnickle.

1995 Econ. Geol. 90 2352/2 More than 300 grains..of palladian bismuthian melonite have been identified.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	melonite
释义	meloniten. Brit. /ˈmɛlənʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈmɛləˌnaɪt/ Origin: From a proper name, combined within an English element. Etymons: proper name Melonese , -ite suffix¹. Etymology: < melon- (in the name of the Melonese mine, Calaveras County, California, where the first specimen of the mineral to be identified was found) + -ite suffix¹. Mineralogy. Nickel telluride, NiTe₂, an opaque reddish-white mineral which crystallizes in the trigonal system and occurs as hexagonal scales. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > other miscellaneous minerals > [noun] > containing tellurium or olivine olivine1794 tellurium1804 altaite1849 melonite1867 coloradoite1877 1867 Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 86 Dr. Genth made some observations on certain doubtful minerals which he had lately examined... The Tellurides from Melones appear to be three distinct species... The third, and most interesting of all, is Telluride of Nickel, which he calls Melonite. This is the first time that a combination of Tellurium and Nickle has been observed. 1868 F. A. Genth in Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 95 313 Melonite, a new mineral, Ni₂Te₃?, hexagonal. 1944 C. Palache et al. Dana's Syst. Mineral. (ed. 7) I. 341 Melonite... Tellurnickle. 1995 Econ. Geol. 90 2352/2 More than 300 grains..of palladian bismuthian melonite have been identified. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1867
随便看	mock ore mock out mock pendulum mock pennyroyal mock plane mock plane tree mock privet mock regent mock regent bird mock saffron mock strawberry mock sun mock the afflicted mock trial mock trumpet mock tudor mock turtle mock turtle soup mock turtleneck mock up mock valentine mock venison mock word mock-acacia mock-apple