omphacite

[ om-fuh-sahyt ]

/ ˈɒm fəˌsaɪt /

a pale-green variety of pyroxene similar to olivine, found in eclogite.

Origin of omphacite

1820–30; <German Omphazit<Greek omphakī́tēs green stone, equivalent to omphak- (stem of ómphax) unripe grape + -ītēs-ite¹

Omoo, omophagia, omophorion, Omotic, OMOV, omphacite, Omphale, omphalectomy, omphalelcosis, omphalic, omphalitis

With omphacite and smaragdite, garnet forms the peculiar rock called eclogite.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4|Various
Typically they consist of pale green or nearly colourless augite (omphacite), green hornblende and pink garnet.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10|Various
Omphacite, om′fa-sīt, n. a grass-green granular variety of pyroxene, one of the constituents of eclogite.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various

单词	omphacite
释义	omphacite [ om-fuh-sahyt ] / ˈɒm fəˌsaɪt / noun Mineralogy. a pale-green variety of pyroxene similar to olivine, found in eclogite. Origin of omphacite 1820–30; <German Omphazit<Greek omphakī́tēs green stone, equivalent to omphak- (stem of ómphax) unripe grape + -ītēs-ite¹ Words nearby omphacite Omoo, omophagia, omophorion, Omotic, OMOV, omphacite, Omphale, omphalectomy, omphalelcosis, omphalic, omphalitis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for omphacite With omphacite and smaragdite, garnet forms the peculiar rock called eclogite. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4\|Various Typically they consist of pale green or nearly colourless augite (omphacite), green hornblende and pink garnet. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10\|Various Omphacite, om′fa-sīt, n. a grass-green granular variety of pyroxene, one of the constituents of eclogite. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)\|Various
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