micarellen.
/ˈmʌɪkərɛl/, U.S. /ˈmaɪkəˌrɛl/ Mineralogy. Now chiefly historical.
Pinite, a form of mica pseudomorphous after scapolite. Formerly also: †scapolite itself (obsolete).
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specular stone1577
cat-silver1585
slude1591
hammochrysos1706
cat-gold1762
micarelle1794
phyllite1828
damourite1846
roscoelite1876
micarellite1885
scyelite1885
taeniolite1899
1794 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 213 Hence the presence of magnesia is merely casual; therefore it must be regarded as a distinct species from mica, and hence I have given it the name of micarelle.
1811 J. Pinkerton Petralogy I. 123 The white mica, which might be called micarel.
1836 T. Thomson Outl. Mineral. I. 271 Meionite, or Scapolite. Paranthine,..micarelle [etc.].
1836 T. Thomson Outl. Mineral. I. 386 Pinite. Micarell.
1845 Encycl. Metrop. VI. 525/1 Micarelle, pinite or Scapolite.
1861 H. W. Bristow Gloss. Mineral. 239/1 Micarelle, the name given by Kirwan to Pinite, from its resemblance in external characters to Mica.
1896 A. H. Chester Dict. Names Minerals 175 Micarelle, a micaceous mineral which has externally the form of scapolite, and results from its alteration.
1993 A. M. Clark Hey's Mineral Index (ed. 3) 457/1 Micarelle, mica pseudomorphous after scapolite.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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